Sandkaka, Icelandic lemon sand cake
A simple Icelandic four-layer cake: margarine, sugar, egg, flour, milk, and lemon zest, layered in two tins and baked for one hour at 180 °C.
The sandkaka is a simple, easy-to-make cake that also keeps well. Its dense, crumbly texture gives it its name, “sand cake.”
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time1 hr
- Total1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$4.08 $0.26 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $1.03
- $0.27
- $1.20
- $0.80
- $0.13
- $0.20
- $0.45
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C and grease two muffin tins.
- Whisk together the margarine and sugar, then add the eggs one at a time. ≈ 4 min
- Mix the flour and yeast together, alternating with the milk, then add the lemon zest. ≈ 4 min
- Pour in the batter into the two ramekins. ≈ 3 min
- Bake for approximately 60 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
The bill
Sandkaka, Icelandic lemon sand cake
- 300 g of margarine, softened$1.03
- 350 g of sugar$0.27
- 3 eggs$1.20
- 500 g of flour$0.80
- 3 tablespoons of baking powder$0.13
- 200 ml of milk$0.20
- The grated zest of a lemon$0.45
Total$4.08
that's $0.26 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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