Norwegian Sandkaker

Norwegian Sandkaker

200 gr sugar

200 gr butter

1 egg

80 gr almonds

350 gr wheatflour

1/4 tsp baking powder

whisk sugar and butter until fluffy

add carefully the egg

boil the almonds and cool off and take off the skin

grind the almonds in a almond grinder and add to the batter

mix in flour and baking powder

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours

When making the sandkake you need the special sandkakemolds 

You take a small piece of dough and form to a ball. Than press the dough into the mold and press it down in the bottom and up towards the edges until it covers the mold. It should be quite thin all over.

Bake in the oven for 10 minutes on 175 Degrees Celsius. They should be golden and not brown in color. Cool a little and remove the cakes out of the molds and cool completely. It can be tricky to get the cakes out of the molds. Careful they break easily when removing them.

Put them in a cakebox or even better in the freezer.

When serving the Sandkake it is good to fill them with some jam or whipped cream with cloudberries. In Norwegian it is called Cloudberry Cream. To make the cream you just whip cream and add Cloudberries or Cloudberry jam. It is just a delicious treat!