FINLAND: Runeberg's Cakes

Runeberg’s Cakes (Runebergin torttu)

These cakes are named after the national poet of Finland, Johan Ludvig Runeberg. The recipe was created by her wife Fredrika.  According to the legend, Runeberg used to have these cakes in the morning for breakfast with a glass of punsch. Nowadays you can buy them from the beginning of January until the 5^th February which is Runeberg’s birthday.

Ingredients

12 cakes

1dl                             sugar

1                                                                                  egg

1 dl                       wheat flour

1 dl                       breadcrumbs

0,5 dl                    almond powder

1 teaspoon         baking powder

1 drop                  bitter almond

On top:

raspberry jam and

icing:

0,5 tablespoon   lemon juice

1 tablespoon      water

2 -3 dl                   icing sugar

Instructions

Preparing time:  30 minutes

Beat the margarine and the sugar into a foam. Add the egg and whisk well.

Add one drop of bitter almond.

Mix the dry ingredients with each other. Add the mixture into the cake batter and mix well.

Put 12 paper cake moulds onto a baking sheet.  Spoon the batter into them.

Bake the cakes in about 200 degrees C for about ten minutes.

Let the cakes cool down.

Mix the ingredients for the icing and make a circle with it on top of each cake. Put raspberry jam in the middle of the circle.