Skúffukaka, Icelandic chocolate sheet cake
Icelandic “afternoon tea” chocolate cake: a chocolate cake made with cocoa, butter, and milk, baked for 30 minutes in a baking dish.
This yogurt cake is easy to make and can be easily adapted to suit individual preferences. Add cocoa for a chocolate cake, or leave it plain for a lighter dessert.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting10 min
- Total55 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$5.19 $0.65 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.56
- $0.24
- $2.08
- $0.02
- $0.09
- $0.01
- $1.20
- $0.40
- $0.59
Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C and grease a baking sheet.
- Combine all the ingredients, adding milk gradually until you achieve a smooth, workable dough. ≈ 4 min
- Spread it out on a baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes.
- Let it cool before cutting into squares.
The bill
Skúffukaka, Icelandic chocolate sheet cake
- 350 g of flour$0.56
- 300 g of sugar$0.24
- 225 g of softened butter$2.08
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt$0.02
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder$0.09
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda$0.01
- 3 eggs$1.20
- milk (pour into the dough)$0.40
- A few drops of vanilla extract$0.59
Total$5.19
that's $0.65 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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