Swedish Saffron Cake Recipe (Saffranskaka)

A slice of Swedish saffron cake, dusted with powdered sugar.

5 from 8 votes

Swedish Saffron Cake Recipe (Saffranskaka)

An easy cake recipe for the holidays! Swedish Saffron Cake (Saffranskaka) is a moist and deliciously soft cake that tastes even better the day after (if there's any left). Great for breakfast, snack or dessert!

Prep Time20

Cook Time40

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Swedish

Servings:

Calories: 324kcal

Author: Neriz

Equipment

Ingredients

1 & 3/4 sticks butter (200 grams/7 ounces), unsalted; plus more for greasing the pan
1/2 cup + 4 tbsp milk (150 ml)
1/4 tsp saffron
1 & 2/3 cups flour (240 grams), plus more for dusting the pan
2 tsp baking powder
2 medium eggs
1 cup sugar (235 grams)
powdered sugar, for serving (optional)

Instructions

Start by preheating your oven to 180°C (350°F).
Grease your cake pan with butter and dust it lightly with flour.
Combine milk and butter in a small saucepan and let the butter melt over low heat.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, then add saffron and mix --- set aside.
Sift and combine flour and baking powder in a medium-sized bowl.
In a separate (larger) bowl, combine eggs and sugar.
Use a hand mixer and mix until you it gets pale in color.
Add the flour and baking powder.
Pour the cooled butter, milk, and saffron.
Mix the batter --- just enough to combine everything.
Pour the saffron cake batter into the prepared cake pan.
Tap the pan on the countertop to get rid of bubbles.
Place the cake pan in the lower part of the oven for about 35 to 40 minutes, or when a toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
Set aside to cool, then dust with powdered sugar.
Slice your Swedish saffron cake and serve. Dust with more powdered sugar, if desired.

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Notes

Cook’s Tip #1: If using saffron threads, crush them into powder before adding to the milk.
Cook’s Tip #2: Do not boil the milk and butter. Keep it low heat and remove it as soon as the butter melts.
Cook’s Tip #3: Similar to my Swedish cardamom cake, this saffron cake recipe is not too sweet because it takes into account the dusting of powdered sugar when serving.

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