August is an exciting month in our year. It is my better halves birthday and it is also the time when we have summer holidays. Time is spent riding the train to London, visiting museums, petting animals and sometimes joyfully going for long walks in the countryside. This all spells home.
Spending last three years on these heather-covered hills has been marvellous. It has taught us how to move and talk quietly when nature is watching us. We walk through half-penny lane and at few other occasions we get lost in the moss and bracken smeared forest floors. It is here that we find the juiciest black berries and we forage these blackberries, quite untouched by all things black and the thrill they give when you munch on these unwatched beauties. Some sweet as sugar while others with a hint of sour – just like life !
Given how much my better him and I are influenced by Swedish way of life. I decided to bake him a Kladdkaka (Swedish Chocolate mud cake).
KLADDKAKA
It would be one of the most famous Swedish cakes available in most delis. I like it when it is dense, muddy, and I serve it as soon as it is out of the oven to the hungry urchins with of course a generous dollop of ice cream and freshly foraged berries.
- 110 gm Butter
- 2 medium eggs
- 180 gm sugar
- 90 gm Flour
- 25 gm cocoa powder
- Pinch of Sea salt
Frosting
- Nutella
- Fresh Berries
- Vanilla Ice cream
Preheat oven to 200°C (392°F). Grease or line a springform cake pan
Now melt the butter slowly
Now sift the flour and cocoa powder
In a large bowl mix whisk the eggs and sugar until pale in colour
Now add the sifted flour and cocoa along with a pinch of salt.
Pour the batter into the greased pan and bake in the lower part of the oven for 15 minutes
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove the sides of the pan and let it cool completely.
Now once cooled smear some nutella on top snd garnish with fresh berries of your choice.
Do not forget the generous dollop of ice cream
A real easy recipe to be enjoyed with family.
