A Little Taste of Denmark: Drømmekage / Dream Cake

 

This is a simply delicious Danish tea-time cake to enjoy during these stubborn winter afternoons. It’s simple to make, great

for the kids to join in, and the result is a bit like the name suggests: a cake of your dreams…

 

What you will need for the cake:

50g butter

280ml milk

300g granulated sugar

4 eggs

250g flour

3tsp baking powder

1tsp vanilla sugar (Looks exactly like baking powder and may be hard to find in the UK. If so, just use vanilla extract)

 

…and for the topping:

50ml milk

100g coconut, desiccated

250g dark brown soft unrefined cane sugar

 

What to do:

1. Heat the oven to 200°C.
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan and then add the milk.
3. Whisk eggs and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy with an electric whisk.
4. Add the butter/milk mix to the egg mix.
5. Stir the flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar into the egg mix and carefully mix until smooth.
6. Pour the mix into a buttered oven tin and bake in the middle of the oven for approximately 20 minutes, a bit longer if the tin is thicker and/or smaller. Preferably use a tin size of approximately 30x40cm, but it doesn’t matter if it’s a bit smaller or larger, round or square. Just adjust the time in the oven. The deeper and thicker the cake tin, the longer the cooking time.
7. While the cake is in the oven prepare the topping: simply put all the ingredients in a saucepan and let it melt together until smooth and brown. Make sure you stir.
8. Spread the topping evenly over the cake and then bake for another 5 minutes. If you really wish to caramelise the topping, turn up the heat a bit for these last minutes.
9. Leave to cool until the topping has set for its sticky texture.
10.  Cut into squares or any preferred shape and serve at tea time!