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published: Sep 21, 2021 · modified: Jun 3, 2022 by Freya · This post may contain affiliate links ·

How to Make Vegan Swedish Almond Cake Mjuk Toscakaka

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How to make vegan Swedish almond cake Mjuk Toscakaka. This mad frenzy of cooking that I’m indulging in most weekends must be induced by the miserable rainy weather. The last few days it has been wet, wet, wet. No, it has been wet, wet, wet and wet. It makes you want to cook all sorts of stay indoors and get fat kind of food: muffins, cakes, biscuits.

How to Make Vegan Swedish Almond Cake Mjuk Toscakaka
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So far, in the last fortnight, I have made Pistachio and White Chocolate Cookies (a partial success: they resembled cowpats and spread out so much on the baking tray that in fact they resembled one large cowpat. They didn’t taste so bad though, although too chewy for my liking. My dog also approved. She finished off the few that were left in the tin, which in turn was open on the coffee table, leaving only a few tell-tale (or tail) crumbs on the settee and on her nose “what me?”), and the loveliest, most delicate cake (which I have dubbed my favourite!), a Swedish delicacy called Mjuk Toscakaka. This is adapted from Tamasin Day-Lewis’ Art of the Tart and tastes like a Vanilla Pudding rather than a cake. It is a very tender sponge with a crunchy almond and caramel topping (and, more importantly is ridiculously easy to make!). Furthermore, it is certainly not a tart!

The original recipe utilised the usual suspects that you see in a creamed sponge: eggs, milk and butter, so I simply replaced these with Orgran Egg replacer, plant-based milk and a vegan spread. I like Pure for baking.

How to Make Vegan Swedish Almond Cake Mjuk Toscakaka

What makes Mjuk Toscakaka so special?

Mjuk is Swedish for soft and this cake is definitely soft, comforting, old fashioned but not anachronistic, and interesting enough that you could serve it for dessert at a get-together.

The crunchy caramel topping is what makes this cake exceptionally special, but you could omit that part altogether, and you would have a simple, elegant vanilla cake that you could dress up with raspberries and some whipped coconut cream.

It's a breeze to make, and keeps really well in the tin for about 3-4 days (although I doubt it will last that long!).

Try my other vegan treats

  • No-Bake Strawberry Cream Pie
  • Berry Bundt Cakes
  • Vegan Pear and Walnut Brownies
  • No Bake Key Lime Pies!
  • Mango Coconut Sticky Rice
  • Best Vegan Banana Bread recipe

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Vegan Swedish Almond Cake (Mjuk Toscakaka)

YIELD 6 slices
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
A tender vegan cake with a crunchy, sweet topping

Equipment

  • 8" Tart Tin, lined

Ingredients

  • 150 Butter vegan
  • 125g Superfine Sugar preferably golden
  • 2 Vegan eggs made with Orgran Egg Replacer (2 tablespoon egg replacer, whisked with 4 tablespoon water)
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract best quality
  • 150g Plain Flour sifted
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 5 tablespoon Tap Water not hot

For the topping

  • 30g Flaked Almonds
  • 60g Butter vegan
  • 5 tablespoon Superfine Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Plain Flour
  • 1 tablespoon Soy Milk or plant-based milk of your choice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180c.
  • Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
  • Beat in vegan eggs gradually, then add vanilla extract.
  • Sift in flour and baking powder, beat thoroughly.
  • Add water and beat until smooth. I recommend using an electric handwhisk or standalone mixer. This should take about 5 minutes.
  • Scrape into tart tin, smooth top and bake for 25-30 mins
  • Remove from oven.
  • Turn oven up to 200c

To make the topping

  • Put all ingredients in saucepan over medium heat until all amalgamated and bubbling.
  • Pour over top of cake (this is where you hope the cake hasn't gone over the top of the tart tin!).
  • Put back in oven for 5 minutes.
  • Leave to cool for at least 5 minutes for the top to set. It has a lovely, crunchy topping and the cake is tender, almost like a pudding.
RECIPE BY Freya

Nutrition

Calories: 469kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 884IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Natalia says

    September 26, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    5 stars
    I made this almond cake today and it turned out great! It was perfect and tasted delicious! Highly recommended!

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  2. Chris says

    September 26, 2021 at 6:36 pm

    5 stars
    This almond cake was the bomb! Thank you for this incredible recipe!

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  3. Kayla DiMaggio says

    September 26, 2021 at 9:05 pm

    5 stars
    This vegan almond cake was so delicious! I loved how light it was and how amazing the almond flavor was!

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  4. Joshua says

    September 27, 2021 at 11:18 pm

    5 stars
    Such a delicious almond cake! I like that it doesn’t take very long to make. It’s the perfect midday snack.

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