This popular chocolate cake has a crispy top, chewy edges and a soft, rich, gooey centre!
Kladdkaka is absolutely delicious! It means sticky cake in Swedish and is very popular for fika. (In Swedish culture, Fika is part of everyday life, where people make time to get together over a coffee and pastry or slice of cake.)
The kladdkaka is available in most Swedish cafés, but it is also very easy to make at home, requiring only a handful of ingredients and just 20 minutes in the oven. It is baked just long enough to form a crispy exterior, while remaining soft and dense on the inside.
With its chewy exterior and soft middle, it is like a cross between a brownie and a molten lava cake.
This really is a wonderful cake for entertaining!
Simply mix all the ingredients together and bake on the bottom rack for 20 minutes. Oven cooking times may vary, so take care not to over-bake or it will end up dry. The cake is done when the top is firm and cracks under slight pressure.
To make a gluten-free version, ground almonds can be used instead of flour.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar (confectioner’s/icing sugar) and serve warm with a scoop of ice-cream, or chilled with berries.
Kladdkaka can be frozen – wrap the slices individually, then defrost in the fridge. To serve warm, heat for a few seconds in a microwave.
Kladdkaka
A popular Swedish chocolate cake - with a crispy top, chewy sides and soft, rich and gooey inside.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup plain flour
- 3 medium eggs, lightly beaten
- a pinch salt
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 180℃/350℉. Grease the bottom and sides of an 8-inch baking dish. Blend the eggs and sugar till smooth.
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Sift the flour, salt and cocoa powder together, then add to the egg mixture and mix well. Stir vanilla into the melted butter and fold into the mixture till smooth.
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Pour into the baking dish and bake on the bottom rack for 20 minutes. The top and sides should be firm while the inside is soft and gooey. Allow to cool before turning out onto a plate. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve warm with a scoop of ice-cream, or chilled with berries.
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Yum! I love that this cake has so much flavor and texture but from simple ingredients. And I think that fika is something I’m going to have to try to instill in my daily life as well. Cake or pastries and coffee and family and friends? Pretty much perfection.
Wow! I can’t believe the texture differences in this cake! It must be totally scrumptious! Moist and delicious! Can’t wait to give it a try!
I love the look of the crisp outside and gooey middle. Looks so decadent!