Blackberry almond cake (Mandelkaka med björnbär) from Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats (page 92) by Anna Brones and Johanna Kindvall

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  • avogel on June 26, 2022

    This was a pretty basic cake but it was easy and enjoyable.

  • jhallen on August 05, 2020

    Super easy and very tasty.

  • inflytur on July 15, 2020

    I replaced ¼ cup of the AP flour with the same volume of almond flour. I thought the cake too flat when baked in a 9 in springform. Next time I’ll try an 8 in.

  • milgwimper on June 24, 2020

    This was easy to make and delicious. My scale broke, and luckily found my cup measures. I used Blueberries this time around and subbed out 1/4 C of flour for dried almond pulp (from making almond milk).The pulp is flavourless so I added hazelnut oil and hazelnut extract as I don't have almond oil. I couldn't find almond extract and used a couple drops of Dr. Oetker almond. WOW what a lot of subs but it came out fabulous. The nutty flavour of the Hazelnut was subtle, and the almond was quite strong but delicious. Everyone wanted more than one slice. I made this before without substitutions and it is fabulous. I usually cut down on the almond extract to 1/2 tsp as the almond flavour can be overpowering.

  • mjperkins on June 21, 2020

    I substituted in 1/4 c almond flour for same amount of flour.

  • eliza on January 26, 2019

    Very easy and tasty cake. I used frozen blueberries and baked 30 minutes convection. I would reduce the almond extract slightly next time. Will definitely make again. Updated: have made this many times using blackberries, raspberries, cherries. I have made it many times during blackberry season since we get so many berries from the allotment. It always works well; everyone loves this cake. I reduce almond extract to 1/2 tsp. Lately made with 1 egg and 1 flax “egg” and that worked well.

  • Dewnie on January 13, 2019

    How easy is this recipe?!! It whips up in no time and is so delicious!

  • MmeFleiss on December 30, 2018

    I like this recipe a lot so I decide to make this with my son today adding a scant teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch of salt. It was good as always and my 4-yr-old was pleased to do all of the mixing.

  • stef on March 21, 2018

    Can't believe I haven't made a note on this cake. It really is delicious and I always make it when grandsons are visiting. They call it morning cake. I make it in a 9" springform

  • janeh9 on March 21, 2018

    I've made this with blue berries and blackberries, and last night made it with some nice organic strawberries that were languishing in the fridge....terrific, my new favorite!

  • Lepa on February 26, 2017

    Another happy baker here. The cake is really simple and quick to pull together and it tastes good. We ate it with fresh whipped cream that had a touch of almond in it. Delicious!

  • bching on July 25, 2016

    The taste to effort ratio is very positive! It's like a large blackberry studded shortbread cookie. Now that I've discovered this, I'll make it over and over with all sorts of berries.

  • Rutabaga on June 24, 2016

    As the other commenters have said, this cake is both simple and quite tasty. It's well worth having on hand during berry season when you need to pull a dessert together quickly.

  • ccav on March 26, 2016

    Agreed that this is very easy and tastes very good, not too sweet. I used blueberries and they worked well; cherries might be interesting, and raspberries will be good to try.

  • TrishaCP on March 02, 2016

    This is a really tasty and simple cake- I was worried because of the lack of baking powder, but it rose just fine and like the recipe indicates- it does bake fast. I used blackberries per the recipe, but any berry would really work.

  • stockholm28 on March 01, 2016

    Mandelkaka med björnbär (Blackberry Almond Cake) Nice simple cake when you want something fast. This takes about 10 minutes to make. I substituted blueberries for the blackberries.

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