Gluten-Free Swedish Spice Cake Recipe a vintage classic dessert. (2024)

Gluten-Free Swedish Spice Cake or Pepperkaka is a Swedish vintage traditional spice cake. A soft and moist cake with a gentle spice that will warm your soul. Needless to say, it can be eaten with or without whipped cream or whipped coconut cream. Consequently, people all over the world are getting ready to celebrate Christmas. Indeed, this means many recreating national family favorites. Foods, that connect us back to past generations. In other words, classic vintage foods are being made in kitchens everywhere. In fact, my kitchen is no different. Furthermore. the soft Swedish spice cake is a family favorite and is often served on Sankta Lucia as well.

Gluten-Free Swedish Spice Cake:

While I don’t eat grains I still do crave cake, muffins, and other forms of dessert. Believe it or not many people confuse this cake with a gingerbread cake. Not to mention, the flavors blend really well together and are unbelievably Swedish. In conclusion, I revamped my recipe so that I could also have some. In Sweden, many cakes use Fil milk. Fil milk is a Swedish type of milk only found in Sweden. Hence, I think of it as drinkable yogurt. Therefore, I recreate Fil milk by combining sour cream and milk which also makes this cake soft and tender.

Believe it or not, most cakes in Sweden don’t use frosting. However, I like to top my cake with a little whipped cream. Not to mention, it is really good with a cup of coffee in the morning. In fact, I like to use the 6-cup bundt pan as it is big enough for my family of 4 yet small enough not to have a ton of leftovers or cake for days.

As a final point, prep a 6-cup bundt cake pan by greasing and flouring the pan. Most importantly, grease all the nooks and crannies as these pans are notorious for sticking. Once greased place cassava flour inside the pan. Secondly, wrap the bundt pan in plastic. Finally, shake and turn the pan until all the crannies are floured. Next, remove the plastic wrap and dump any excess flour out into the sink. Lastly, set the pan aside. Monkfruit Facts and Uses and Cassava Flour Information. Enjoy with a Small Batch of Lingonberry Jam or Refined Sugar-Free Cranberry Sauce.

Nutritional Facts based on 9 servings

Gluten-Free Swedish Spice Cake or Pepperkaka

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup monk fruit sugar
• 1 1/4 cup cassava flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/2 cup milk
• 7 tablespoons sour cream
• 1/2 cup melted butter or coconut oil

Directions:

First, preheat the oven to 350. Prep 3 cup bundt cake pan by greasing and flouring the pan.Set pan aside. Mix eggs and sugar together. Next, blend flour, baking powder, and spices together in a bowl. Mix milk and sour cream together. Next, blend together the egg mixture and the milk mixture together. Blend the egg mixture with the coconut oil until thoroughly combined. Finally, blend the liquid egg mixture with the flour and spices until combined. Next, pour the batter into the oiled and almond-floured bundt pan. Place the bundt pan on top of a baking pan (in case of the cake overflows it will make the oven easier to clean.

Lastly, place the baking pan into the oven and bake for 25 – 35 minutes. Test with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean then it is ready to take out of the oven. Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes. Flip the bundt pan out onto a plate.

Can be topped with whipped cream and a shake of cinnamon spice or cinnamon whipped cream.