Recipes · Swedish · Cakes
Toscakaka (Swedish Almond Toffee Cake)
One serving has 297 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (21%), riboflavin (21%) and vitamin E (20%). Ready in 50 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 35 min
- Makes: 1 serving (72.6 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 19.5 g Sugar
- 10 g Flour, all-purpose
- 0.6 g Baking powder
- 7.5 g Milk, whole
- 10 g Almonds, flaked
Method
- Heat the oven to 175°C. Grease a 24 cm springform tin and dust it with a little of the flour.
- Melt half the butter and let it cool a little. Whisk the eggs with two-thirds of the sugar for 3-4 minutes, until pale and fluffy.
- Mix most of the rest of the flour with the baking powder and fold it into the eggs, then stir in the melted butter and two-thirds of the milk, to a smooth batter.
- Pour the batter into the tin and bake on a low shelf for 20-25 minutes, until risen and almost set.
- Meanwhile, melt the rest of the butter in a pan with the rest of the sugar, the rest of the milk and the last of the flour, stir in the almonds and let it bubble for 1-2 minutes, stirring, until it thickens.
- Take out the cake, spread the almond topping over it and turn the oven up to 200°C. Bake for 8-10 minutes more, until the topping bubbles and is golden brown.
- Let it cool in the tin before loosening the edge and cutting into 10 slices.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 297 kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 29.9 g | |
| Water | 18.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.5 g | 5% |
| Protein | 4.8 g | 10% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.16 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.2 g | |
| Leucine | 0.36 g | |
| Lysine | 0.2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.08 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.25 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.14 g | |
| Valine | 0.24 g | |
| Histidine | 0.12 g | |
| Fat | 18.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.7 g | |
| Saturated | 8.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 70.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 90.5 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.13 mg | 14% |
| Iron | 1.1 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 31.7 mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.29 mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 148 mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 112 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 7.4 µg | 13% |
| Sodium | 66.9 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.55 mg | 7% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.97 mg | 7% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.29 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.04 mg | 3% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 28.2 µg | 7% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.15 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 38.5 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin A | 122 µg | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 12 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 3 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin K | 1.1 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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