I am half Swedish — half in the sense that my maternal grandparents were very, very Swedish and my mother is a full-blooded Swede. However, not in the sense that I know more than 3 words in the language (fun fact: there is no word for “you’re welcome” in Swedish, so people just say “thank you” constantly) or can cook like, anything Swedish. Also, I dislike smoked fish. It just seems wrong.
So, along with my blond-ish hair and blue eyes, I did grow up with Swedish pancakes and Swedish meatballs made by my mother for special occasions. Very delicious occasions, though I have not made those specialties myself. This week’s recipe for Swedish Visiting Cake made me feel a sense of obligation for the recipe and my heritage — plus it’s super easy.
This cake uses pantry staples — eggs, sugar, flour, extracts, lemon — to make a moist, delicious cake, perfect for afternoon entertaining. It also used all of ONE BOWL which was just glorious. I made a half recipe in a cupcake tin and ended up with 6 cupcakes. I also omitted the blanched almond topping since I didn’t have any and topped them with a lemon glaze (recipe below). This is a great recipe for when you need something quick and tasty, and not too heavy. Win!
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe was chosen by Nancy of The Dogs Eat the Crumbs and is also on page 197 of Baking: from My Home to Yours. Please visit Nancy’s site for the recipe.
Lemon Glaze
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Zest of 1 lemon
METHOD
- Place confectioners’ sugar in a bowl, whisk in zest
- Whisk in lemon juice
- Spread over cake(s) — this will drip over the sides
I like the lemon glaze idea. Im glad you enjoyed this recipe. I thought it was excellent!
Your cupcake looks so inviting! Love the glaze.
suddenly this cake takes on a new elegance in cupcake form! great jog.
What a lovely cupcake!! I really liked this cake!
Wow, no word for you’re welcome? That’s insane! I can hear people thanking each other over and over again in my horrible copy-cat Swedish accent. But I guess that’s no different than Hawaiians. They use Aloha for hello and goodbye. Which I bet can get pretty funny
How cool that this recipe tapped into your Swedish roots. I love both Swedish pancakes (which I’ve made) and Swedish meatballs (which I haven’t). I love what you’ve done with your half recipe. I may have to steal your idea. The lemon glaze sounds great with this, too. Thanks for baking along with me this week.
How fun that you made it into a cupcake!? Baker after my own heart. I might have to whip up some of that lemon glaze next time I bake this cake. Thanks for the recipe!
-CB
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Oh man, you can make cupcakes out of these? How cute are those!
I’m done for.
I’m writing the glaze next to the recipe for future reference.
Lemon glaze! That’s a great idea. You cupcakes look delightful!
Your little cupcake cake looks great with the glaze. Yum!
That lemon glaze looks aaaaawesome!!!!!
Your cupcakes look awesome! What a great idea to add a little bit of lemon glaze to this cake. I bet it makes the cupcakes taste even better.
I’m sure the lemon glaze was really good on the cakes. The lemony flavor of this recipe was really delicious to me.
Ciao ! I love your glaze !! Beautiful !!
MMm, lemon glaze sounds perfect! They look so tasty as cupcakes.
Aren’t you the clever one? I love your ideas – lemon glaze and making cupcakes. I missed out on this recipe since I was traveling but looking at your pics makes me want it NOW!
Great job!
I made this recipe last Sunday for a family dinner and we LOVED it!
~ingrid