In Sweden it is common to bake cakes and buns with saffron between the first Sunday of advent and Christmas. The cakes and buns are served as Swedish fika often together with coffee or tea. This is traditional chocolate balls but made with saffron instead.
Really delicious crispy syrup and cardamom cookies. These cookies are easy and quick to prepare. It will be hard to just eat one if you serve them at the coffee break. You can eat the cookies warm or cold.
The popular Swedish sandwich cake is more like a big sandwich than a cake. It is made from toast bread with various fillings in between the layers. It is nicely decorated to reflect the fillings. The most popular version is made with shrimps and fish. If you are not fond of seafood, this homemade sandwich cake with ham and chicken is a perfect choice instead.
This homemade soft marble cake has the flavor of vanilla and chocolate. In Swedish this cake is called "Tigerkaka" which means Tiger cake because the stripes resemble the ones on a tiger. To get the nice marble pattern is the tricky part. The easiest way to make them is to gently stir a fork in the batter right before you place the cake in the oven.
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Looking for an inspiration for a different appetizer, mingle food or to bring on a picnic? Why not trying one of these cake salé, also known as salty bread or savory cake.
These breads are filled with different kinds of cheese and other salty ingredients.