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Honey cake II

A cake of honey, syrup, sugar, milk, ginger, cloves, candied peel, lemon zest and flour with baking powder, baked about 1.5 hours in well-greased tins. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 650.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 650 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Erken warns that the tins must not be filled to the brim because the cake rises strongly.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Mix

    Stir together the syrup, honey, sugar, spices and the grated zest of 2 lemons.

  2. 2

    Add milk and flour

    Add the milk, then the flour with the baking powder mixed in, and finally the chopped candied peel.

  3. 3

    Bake

    Pour the batter into well-greased tins, but do not fill them to the brim, as the cake rises a lot. Bake for about 1.5 hours.

Changes from the original

Measures converted (del. = dl, gr. = g). No oven temperature is given. The number of servings is an estimate.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 650) → Modernised~70% of the text changedremovedadded
250 gr. sirup g sirup. 500 gr. honning 1¼ del. melk 1¼ del. sukker g honning. 1,25 dl melk. 1,25 dl sukker. 2 teskjeer støtt ts ingefær (støtt). 1 teskje nellik ts nellik. 200 gr. g sukat (oppskåret). 2 stk sitroner (revet skall). 500 gr. hvetemel g hvetemel. 1 spiseskje bakepulver. Sirup, ss bakepulver (utrørt i melet). Rør sammen sirup, honning, sukker, krydderier, krydder og det revne skall skallet av 2 sitroner røres sammen, tilsettes sitroner.. Tilsett melken, deretter melet hvori der bakepulveret er utrørt, og til sist den opskårne sukat. Has oppskårne sukaten.. Hell deigen i godt smurte former, men må ikke fylles fyll dem helt til randen, da den siden kaken hever sig sterkt. Steker mye. Stek i ca. 1½ time.

Note on Modernised

Mål omregnet (del. = dl, gr. = g). Ovnstemperatur er ikke oppgitt. Porsjonstallet er anslått.

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Frequently asked questions

How full should the tins be?
Not to the brim; the cake rises a lot.
How long is it baked?
About 1.5 hours.

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