A WONDERFUL STRAWBERRY RECIPE | Swedish Rooster Cake

This delightful cake goes great with the summer Fika and has one of the most whimsical names a cake can have, “Rooster Cake.” However, it does not have anything to do with the bird.

There is a theory behind this whimsical name, that in Swedish is called “Tuppkaka.” It is said that there once was an island called “Tuppen.” (“The Rooster”)
As the wives saw their fishermen-husbands returning from the shore, they quickly mixed this quick cake together. The sea-salted fishermen would enjoy this sweet and delightful treat after their long night out on the ocean. Together with a cup of coffee or tea, it sounds exactly like the right kind of treat.

Customize the “Rooster Cake” however you like. Whatever flavor you fancy for your Swedish Fika time.

It is a personal summer favorite if you ask us. Very much because it is simple and can be customized with an endless amount of flavors. The cake in itself is the same, but the topping can be anything from sliced strawberries to sliced kiwi. The imagination is the limit.

Our previous recipe “Swedish Raspberry Caves” is an excellent choice to serve together with this cake if you want a summer combination that your fika guest will talk about for a long time.

Also, before we bake, we would like to share our festive summer decor post about the vintage cottagecore style. It goes very well together with the fragrance of newly baked treats.

Swedish “Rooster Cake”

Ingredients:

3 eggs
3/4 cup of Sugar
1 + 1/4 cup of Flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
+ Sliced Strawberry and a little finely shredded butter
as a topping before it goes in the oven.

Let’s bake, so we can have a Swedish Fika!

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Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees (F).
In a bowl, mix the Eggs and Sugar very fluffy for a couple of minutes.
In another bowl, mix Flour, Baking Powder, and Baking Soda.
Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture.

Grease an 8-9 inch pan (The kind you would use for a sponge cake)
Add the batter, and before you put it in the oven, add the sliced
Strawberries and sprinkle some finely shredded butter on top.
(I’d say around 3 – 4 tbsp)
Bake for about 20 minutes,
or until an inserted toothpick comes out dry.

We hope you’ll enjoy this whimsical cake as much as we do!

Bye for now!

Jonas & Lindsay Dianne