This easy version of the traditional Icelandic torte cheats by using plum butter, (available in the preserves section of the supermarket) but doesn’t scrimp on flavour.
Ingredients
Cake
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup whipping cream
4 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
Filling
3 cups plum butter
1 tsp ground cardamom
Method
- Heat oven to 350˚F.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
- Add eggs, then cream and flavourings. Knead in dry ingredients.
- Divide dough into six parts.
- Roll each to 1/8″ thick. Bake on a lined sheets until golden, about 10 min.
- Cool.
- Combine plum butter and cardamom.
- Spread over a layer of cake. Repeat ending in a layer of cake.
- Ice with your favourite buttercream icing.
Yield 1 torte