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Swedish almond and apple “crown” cake

Swedish almond and apple “crown” cake

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A traditional, very soft Swedish almond cake with lemon zest and ground apples, perfect served with a lemon sauce or cream.

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Recipe from Pmg, Gran, Johnny Zoo (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This traditional Swedish cake is surprising due to its potato base, which makes it incredibly moist. With almond and lemon zest, it is typically served with fruit, cream, or a lemon sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.92 $0.49 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

12 people

Cake

  • $1.38
  • $1.05
  • $0.23
  • $0.26
  • $0.36
  • $0.43

Lemon sauce

  • $0.70
  • $0.11
  • $0.97
  • $0.43

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Roughly chop the almonds, peel them, and grind them. ≈ 8 min
  2. Whisk the eggs with the sugar. Add the softened butter or margarine, and incorporate it along with the almonds into the egg mixture. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the lemon zest. Mash or grate the potato and incorporate it into the mixture. ≈ 8 min
  4. Pour une cuisson parfaite, pour this mixture into a greased mold, preferably a round one measuring 22 cm with a removable base, and smooth the surface. ≈ 3 min
  5. Bake at 175 °C (350 °F) in the lower part of the oven for 45 minutes.
  6. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely. You can dust it with powdered sugar.
  7. Serve with a fruit salad, whipped cream, ice cream, or a lemon sauce. ≈ 2 min
  8. For the lemon sauce: whisk the egg whites with the sugar until they become fluffy. ≈ 4 min
  9. Whip the cream. ≈ 4 min
  10. Add the lemon zest and juice to the egg whites, then incorporate the cream. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Swedish almond and apple “crown” cake

  • 150 g of almonds$1.38
  • 3 eggs$1.05
  • 200 grams of sugar$0.23
  • 75 g of butter or margarine$0.26
  • 200 g of baked apples, cooked in water and cooled (about 2-3 apples)$0.36
  • the zest of half a lemon$0.43
  • 2 egg whites$0.70
  • 100 grams of sugar$0.11
  • 200 ml of full-fat liquid cream$0.97
  • the zest and juice of 1 lemon$0.43

Total$5.92

that's $0.49 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 150 g of almonds
  • 3 eggs
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 75 g of butter or margarine
  • 200 g of baked apples, cooked in water and cooled (about 2-3 apples)
  • the zest of half a lemon
  • 2 egg whites
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 200 ml of full-fat liquid cream
  • the zest and juice of 1 lemon

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