Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Swedish Visiting Cake - Tuesdays with Dorie

Swedish Visiting Cake - Tuesdays with Dorie
Swedish Visiting Cake

For this week's Tuesdays with Dorie selection, Nancy of The Dogs Eat the Crumbs picked Swedish Visiting Cake on page 197 of Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours.

Nancy is awesome! I've been following her blog for a long time, and all her tweets. Her entries are filled with notes...you know that she made the cake and analyzed it for us. And of course Nancy picks a winner of a cake!

Swedish Visiting Cake - Tuesdays with Dorie
This is a simple and delightful cake. I love tea cakes, and this was super yummy.

You are supposed to make it a 10" cast iron skillet but I made mine in a 10" cake pan. Both still yummy! :)
Swedish Visiting Cake - Tuesdays with Dorie
Be sure to check out the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers!

I'm celebrating National Library Week on the Food Librarian blog. Stick around to check out the five days of giveaways this week!

Recipe:
Nancy of The Dogs Eat the Crumbs' blog or...
Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours, page 197

29 comments:

  1. Federica SimoniApril 13, 2010 at 1:02 AM

    mmmmmmmmmmmm....bellissima e buonissima!!

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  2. AudreyApril 13, 2010 at 4:14 AM

    your cake is gorgeous! perfect crumb, too. Mine was 'slightly damp,' not in the way Dorie intended, but now that I know how delicious it is I'll definitely make it again.

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  3. CristineApril 13, 2010 at 5:10 AM

    Your cake looks great!

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  4. AnonymousApril 13, 2010 at 5:32 AM

    Your cake looks perfect, but everything you bake always looks perfect! :)

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  5. Mary AnnApril 13, 2010 at 6:24 AM

    Looks great! We loved this one too. So easy and so delicious!

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  6. steph- whisk/spoonApril 13, 2010 at 6:45 AM

    your cake looks great-- i love that first pacman picture! happy national library week!

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  7. UnknownApril 13, 2010 at 7:06 AM

    Beautiful cake Mary! This one was a hit here too, definitely worthy of a repeat.

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  8. vanillasugarblogApril 13, 2010 at 7:12 AM

    what a great cake--i hate to sound like everyone else, but the flavors are so perfect.

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  9. AnonymousApril 13, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    Your cake looks lovely! I made cupcakes :)

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  10. kirbieApril 13, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    I love tea cakes! I was just thinking of making a tea cake this weekend. This one looks so beautiful!

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  11. TiaApril 13, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    great color and perfect browning on yours. good job!!! such a nice edge, crisp and wonderful looking. I made MINI visiting cakes!

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  12. Bella BakerApril 13, 2010 at 10:29 AM

    your cake looks beautiful! Nice and thick with a gorgeous dusting of sugar! glad you enjoyed it - my family loved this as well!!

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  13. MartheApril 13, 2010 at 10:40 AM

    At first glance your picture at the top reminded me of pacman!! I love the color of your cake, wasn't this tasty?

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  14. JeannetteApril 13, 2010 at 12:55 PM

    Your cake wins my imaginary 'perfect texture' prize. It looks amazing! So fluffy yet tight crumbed. Oh my!!

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  15. mikeApril 13, 2010 at 1:25 PM

    I'll come visit - is there any left??? Nice cake Mary - so perfect looking! I agree - it's a yummy cake (that I'll make over and over)...!

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  16. Engineer BakerApril 13, 2010 at 6:02 PM

    Just perfect! Dare I say that yours looks even better than the photo in the book? Because seriously, I'm regretting not having any of this cake left...

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  17. Heather BApril 13, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    Great job! It looks delicious!

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  18. CBApril 13, 2010 at 6:52 PM

    Love that lonely little almond sliver in the first picture. Honestly makes that picture for me. I'm a sucker for lonely little nuts. HA HA! Happy National Library Week to my favorite librarian!
    -CB
    http://iheartfood4thought.com

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  19. dharmagirlApril 13, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    mary, your cake is beautiful! i agree--a wonderful afternoon tea time cake:)

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  20. Jules SomeoneApril 13, 2010 at 9:12 PM

    Your cake looks great. We loved it at my house.

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  21. Nancy/n.o.eApril 14, 2010 at 6:39 AM

    Your cake is so pretty - perfect for tea, or breakfast, or midnight snack (if there's any left!)

    Extra special thanks for baking along with me during National Library Week, and I appreciate the kind words, too.

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  22. SusanApril 14, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    Your cake looks perfect! I loved this one and will make it again.

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  23. TeaLadyApril 14, 2010 at 8:06 PM

    Great looking cake. Looks so so good. How can something THIS easy be THIS good.

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  24. PamelaApril 15, 2010 at 5:56 AM

    Your cake looks fantastic, Mary! I was very surprised by how fabulous it truly was and I know I'll be making it again.

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  25. NickkiApril 15, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    your cake looks so good! Looking at your pictures is making me want to go and bake another cake right now!

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  26. AnonymousApril 18, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    I LOVED this cake - so simple but so tasty! I love the look of the almonds on yours, my almonds were naked but I like it with the skin on for the more rustic feel/look. =)

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  27. UnknownApril 19, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    This looks delicious!!

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  28. UnknownApril 19, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    Mmm...your Pac-Man cake looks fantastic!

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  29. Welcome to our crazy blessed lifeApril 20, 2010 at 3:54 PM

    I am just catching up. Your cake turned out perfectly!

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