Cakes

Vallý's Christmas cake

From
Vallý
Oven
180 °C180 °C (350 °F)

Ingredients

  • 200 g butter, softened7 oz butter, softened
  • 250 g sugar9 oz sugar
  • 500 g plain flour1 lb plain flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ capfuls cardamom essence
  • 2½ dl milk1 cup milk
  • 1½ tsp lemon essence

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C and grease two tins.Heat the oven to 350 °F and grease two tins.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time.
  3. Mix the flour and baking powder and add alternately with the milk. Stir in the cardamom and lemon essence.
  4. Divide the batter between 2 tins (not large ones, e.g. loaf tins) and bake at 180°C for 1 hour.Divide the batter between 2 tins (not large ones, e.g. loaf tins) and bake at 350 °F for 1 hour.

As she wrote it

Her page in the recipe book
Jólakaka.
(Vallý)
200gr. smjör — 250gr. sykur 500gr. hveiti — 4tsk. lyftid. 2 egg — 1 1/2 tappi Kardim.dr 2 1/2 dl. mjólk — 1 1/2 tsk. sítrdr
180°c. 1klst. 2(ekki stór) form