Food can give us a powerful sense of identity.  For me, Swedish food, yes even the good and the bad (can you say lutefisk) grounds me.  I am a descendent of Swedish immigrants and I draw close to my past through food traditions that have been passed down through my great grandmother Hulda.  My grandma’s Swedish coffee cake, potatiskorv, and Gluten-Free Scandinavian Almond Cake. Well, except that now the recipes have been deliciously adapted to be gluten-free and in most cases Paleo as well. 

This recipe is gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, grain-free, and Paleo!

 

 

Gluten-Free Scandinavian Almond Cake

Serves 12

 

Ingredients 

1 1/4 c maple sugar

1 large egg

1 1/2 tsp. gluten-free pure almond extract

2/3 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/2 c cassava flour

1/2 c almond flour

1/4 c potato starch flour 

1/2 tsp. gluten-free baking powder 

1 stick melted grass-fed butter or ghee

1/8 c sliced almonds or powdered sugar (optional)

 

DIRECTIONS 

  1. Butter and flour the traditional Swedish Almond Cake Pan or 8×8 square cake pan.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Mix in a large mixing bowl, on low speed the maple sugar, egg,  almond extract, and almond milk.
  4. Slowly add the flours, baking powder, and melted butter to the previous mixture.
  5. Pour into the pan and bake for 40 – 45 minutes.  Edges must be golden brown.
  6. Cool in the pan before removing. 
  7. Sprinkle with sliced almonds or powdered sugar. 

 

ENJOY! 

 

Blessings,

 

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Janelle Esker

Janelle Esker is the grateful wife of Michael and homeschooling mother of six amazing children. She lives with her family, 4 cats, 1 dog, 3 ducks and 12 chickens in scenic Ohio. Janelle received her B.A. in Education from Ohio Northern University. She is the author of CHOSEN: One Family's Journey with Autism.

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