Cakes

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

  1. Heat the oven to 190°C. Grease two large loaf tins.Heat the oven to 375 °F. Grease two large loaf tins.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
  4. Mix the flour, baking powder and cardamom and stir them in, alternating with the milk.
  5. Divide the batter between the two tins.
  6. 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

Her page in the recipe book
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.