Midsommar Cake



Hello lovely readers,

It's been a very long time since I have last posted something on here - I think up to a year to be exact - but all of a sudden I thought that I would like to try to keep the blog more active again.
These days I realize how much more I actually enjoy reading good blogs instead of feeling spammed by ads and selfies on Instagram and Snapchat. As much as I love these platforms, sometimes it is very overwhelming to read see everyone's daily life and I feel like the new "story" option makes it even harder to filter good content. Hence, I have rediscovered many blods and am happy to see that most bloggers keep on posting instead of only using social media to distribute their pictures.

Do you think there will be a backwards trend? Or will the blogosphere completely vanish eventually?





The first post to reactivate this blog will be about a Midsommar party of a dear friend back in September when we had the last hot summer days in Germany. Actually it was rather an "end of summer" party, but decoration and our menue looked a lot like our German interpretation of a Swedish midsommar feast.




My friend had organized lovely decoration in white only, lots of fresh flowers, candles, lights and - of course - food. The best part was that everyone brought a different dish, so there was lots of good food to try. We had fresh lemonade, tartes, quiche, cinnamon buns, kladdakakka (correct spelling?), berries, salmon and avocado salad, ... I made a giant biscuit-cream-berry cake topped with all kinds of goodies and chocolate on top. Here comes the recipe!

Swedish midsommar Berry Cake 

For the Biscuit: 

  • 100g butter
  • 150g sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp vanillin
  • 160g flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp backing soda
  • 125g fat greek yogurt (in Germany "saure Sahne")  

Berry Cream: 

  • 250g cream
  • 1 package cream stiffener 
  • 200g fresh raspeberries (or thawed ones)   
  • 50g icing sugar 

Topping:

  • 200g dark chocolate
  • Fresh fruits (figs, raspberries, strawberries, etc.)
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°. You will need a greased spring form later.
  2. Mix butter and sugar until mixture becomes brown and creamy. Add the eggs one by one and vanillin.
  3. Shortly add flour, baking powder, and "saure Sahne" with a metal spoon. 
  4. Pour into the spring form and bake for approximately 30 minutes. Let the dough cool down for at least 2 hours. 
  5. In the meantime you may prepare the berry cream (I would recommend to do it shortly before serving, so that the whipping cream doesn't become runny). Therefore, whip the whipping cream and add icing sugar and the cream stiffiner. Lastly, mix in the berries.
  6. Now horizontally slice the dough from the spring pan into two parts.Spread the dough with the berry cream and place the two doughs on top of each other. Melt the chocolate in a hot water basin and cover the cake with the melting chocolate. Decorate with your toppings.


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