Binna's Christmas cake
- From
- Binna
- Oven
- 190 °C190 °C (375 °F)
Ingredients
- 300 g butter, softened11 oz butter, softened
- 300 g sugar11 oz sugar
- 500 g plain flour1 lb plain flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cardamom (Written 'kardim.dr' (extract) followed by '(duft)' (powder); either works.)
- ¼ cup milk
- 4–5 eggs
Method
- Heat the oven to 190°C. Grease two large loaf tins.Heat the oven to 375 °F. Grease two large loaf tins.
- Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
- Mix the flour, baking powder and cardamom and stir them in, alternating with the milk.
- Divide the batter between the two tins.
- Bake at 190°C for about 50–60 minutes, until a skewer pushed into the middle comes out clean.Bake at 375 °F for about 50–60 minutes, until a skewer pushed into the middle comes out clean.
As she wrote it

Jólakaka
(Binna)
300 gr. smjör - 300 gr. sykur
Hrært ljóst og létt
500 gr. hveiti - 3 tsk. lyftiduft
1 tsk. kardim.dr (duft) - 1/4 b. mjólk
4-5 egg.
190°c í ca. 50-60 min.
2 stór form.