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Eggekaker (egg cake)

The eggekaker is a simple, light cake made with lots of eggs and very little flour, with a delicate buttery taste. Enjoy it plain or with jam at teatime.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Nutrition facts

280 kcal per serving

Protein
6.6 g
Carbohydrates
31.7 g
of which sugars
19.2 g
Fat
13.6 g
Fiber
0.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 175 °C (350 °F) and butter a loaf tin.
  2. Whisk the eggs and sugar until the mixture is frothy and pale.
  3. Fold in the sifted flour mixed with the baking powder, then the melted butter and vanilla.
  4. Pour the batter into the tin and bake for 35 minutes, until a knife comes out dry.
  5. Let it cool for 10 minutes before turning it out.

Variations and tips

Lemon version. Add the zest of one lemon to the batter.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.