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Tigerkaka, Swedish marble cake

Tigerkaka, Swedish marble cake

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Swedish “Tiger Striped” Cake: A butter and lemon-flavored cake with marbled streaks of cocoa, baked in a one-litre cake tin.

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Recipe from Mr Shark, Averater, Max Speed and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This “Tiger” flavored cake is an original creation that combines cocoa and vanilla. It’s perfect for an afternoon snack or dessert.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time55 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$2.42 $0.30 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.35
  • $0.80
  • $0.26
  • $0.19
  • $0.13
  • $0.06
  • $0.28
  • $0.35

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Grease and flour a 1-liter-sized baking dish. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  2. Melt the butter and let it cool slightly.
  3. Whisk the eggs and sugar together using a hand whisk. ≈ 4 min
  4. Add the melted butter, lemon juice, and then the flour mixed with yeast and vanilla sugar. ≈ 3 min
  5. Pour the one-third of the dough into the mold. Mix the cocoa with the remaining dough, then pour this darker mixture over the top and use a fork to create swirls. ≈ 3 min
  6. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the lower part of the oven.

The bill

Tigerkaka, Swedish marble cake

  • 100 g of butter or margarine$0.35
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 340 grams of sugar$0.26
  • 120 g of flour$0.19
  • 3 tablespoons of baking powder$0.13
  • 2 tablespoons of vanilla sugar$0.06
  • 1 lemon$0.28
  • breadcrumbs for the mold$0.35

Total$2.42

that's $0.30 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 100 g of butter or margarine
  • 2 eggs
  • 340 grams of sugar
  • 120 g of flour
  • 3 tablespoons of baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons of vanilla sugar
  • 6 tablespoons of cocoa
  • 1 lemon
  • breadcrumbs for the mold

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