Spicy Cake with Honey / Krydderkake med Honning

An old-fashioned cake recipe found on jacobs.no

Spicy cakes like this are perhaps mostly associated with Christmas and winter here in Scandinavia, but this cake tastes just as nice with a cup of tea or coffee in spring and summer as well.

Cinnamon Cake / Kanelkake

A cake recipe found on “Ost i Varme og KaldeRetter” (Cheese in
Varm and Cold Dishes) published by Den Norske Bokklubben in 1988

Norwegian Sugar Cake / Sukkerkake

A recipe found in “Formkaker” (Mould Cakes) published by
Hjemmets Kokebokklubb in 1980

Raspberry Cake / Bringebærkake

A contemporary Norwegian cake recipe found on frukt.no

A simple but lovely cake with delicious raspberries. The cake can easily be made gluten free by selecting fine gluten-free flour mix. This cake is great with other varieties berries too.

Norwegian Sunday Apples / Søndagsepler

A recipe for a lovely and a little unusual apple cake
found on frukt.no

A delicious cake – with apples sauce, apple sticks and Custard.
This cake will save the Sunday every time.

Old-fashioned Norwegian Lemon Cake / God Gammeldags Sitronkake

A classic tea cake recipe found on mollerens.no

This is an amazingly good lemon cake made from a good old recipe.
The cake is soft and juicy and has a fresh and delicious taste of lemon.

Norwegian Buttermilk Cake / Surmelkskake

An old-Fashioned Norwegian cake recipe found on  norsktradisjonsmat.no

A delicious cake baked in a roasting pan. Around 1900, several changes occurred which made cakes and different desserts more common on the menu of most Norwegian people because the cast iron stove now made it possible to bake things in the oven. In addition, access to sugar had become better in the  early1900s.

This recipe was submitted by Randi Fossland to Norway’s Associated Country Women’s recipe relay in 2012.

Filled Chocolate Bars / Fylte Sjokoladesnitter

A recipe for fancy chocolate  bars found in “Sjokolade”
(Chocolate) published by Hjemmets Kokebokklubb i 1984

These cakes are made with baking soda. Baking soda has become a staple in many households around the world. Not only can it be used for baking as here, but is also a great product to use to clean your home without resorting to using harsh chemicals. Check it out here:

https://www.tipsbulletin.com/baking-soda-uses/

Safran Sponge Tasting of Christmas / Safransukkerbrød med Smak av Jul

A recipe for a juicy Christmasy sponge found on regal.no

A version of the classic sponge, with a little added Christmas taste of saffron, orange and almond. Perfect for coffee or a cup of tea, or why not a hot mug of gløgg to complete the taste of Christmas.

Danish Spicy Teddy Cakes / Krydrede Bamsekager

Make these cakes with your kids, I found them at
 dansukker.dk

You will not only get sweet on these cakes.
They will also make you fond of teddy bears.

Norwgian Crispy Cinnamon Sticks / Sprø Kanelpinner

A recipr for crispy Christmas cakes found on meny.no

Simple and fast Christmas cakes with a great taste of cinnamon. These cakes are included as one of the seven kinds of Christmas cakes baked in many Norwegian families.

Danish Saffron Cake / Dansk Safrankage

Traditional Danish sponge smelling of saffron
found on dansukker.dk

Saffron has a central place in Scandinavian Christmas traditions, or the spice is used in larger cakes like here and in several traditional cookies.

Norwegian Christmas Cake / julekake

A classic cake recipe foubd in “Mat for Alle” (Food for Everyone)
Published by Tiden Norske Forlag in 1985

This type of Norwegian Christmas cake is a strange phenomenon, as we really bake it all year long. It is largely for sale in the stores all year too. And we call it Christmas cake whenever we eat it. It is mostly served either with just butter, or with butter and brown cheese. The name is so incorporated in people my age’s everyday speech that I do not think we really remember that the name really has to do with Christmas.

Norwegian Rice Bubbles / Ristopper

A quick, easy and children friendly Christmas cake recipe
found on mills.no

Norwegian rice bubbles are a simple and delicious Christmas cakes, which are guaranteed to be a favourite among the children. Why not make them together with the children, the recipe is simple and it’s quick to make.

Norwegian Cream Rolls / Fløteruller

A recipe for filled cake rolls found in “Det Nye Kjøkken Biblioteket” (The New Kitchen Library) published in 1971

This is, as one see immediately, a close  relative of the “Kromkake”. These cakes are easy to shape and they are also easy both to make and to store. To whip the cream to fill them with is also done in a jiffy. Cream rolls are perfect for serving guests that find the standard seven sorts of Norwegian Christmas cookies somwhat dry, and believe me some people do.