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Kärleksmums

Soft tray-baked chocolate cake with mocha icing and coconut, cut into neat squares and served as one of Sweden’s most recognisable coffee-table bakes.

Total time
35 min
Servings
20
Method
8 steg
Prep time20 min
Cook time15 min
Total time35 min
Servings20
CuisineSwedish
OriginSwedenSee more recipes from Sweden

Ingredients

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  • 150 g butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 dl sugar
  • 1.5 dl milk
  • 4.5 dl plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 75 g butter for the icing
  • 0.75 dl strong coffee
  • 0.5 dl cocoa powder
  • 4 dl icing sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • Desiccated coconut for finishing

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  • Read through every step before you start and measure everything first.
  • This recipe is written for 20 servings and Swedish kitchen measures.
  • Taste and adjust at the end if you cook with salty stock, cheese, soy sauce, or fond.

Allergens

  • ägg
  • gluten
  • mjölk

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  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 200 C and line a small traybake tin with baking paper.

  2. 2

    Melt the butter for the cake and let it cool slightly.

  3. 3

    Whisk the eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy.

  4. 4

    Stir in the milk and melted butter.

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Method

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  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 200 C and line a small traybake tin with baking paper.

  2. 2

    Melt the butter for the cake and let it cool slightly.

  3. 3

    Whisk the eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy.

  4. 4

    Stir in the milk and melted butter.

  5. 5

    Mix the flour, baking powder, and cocoa and fold into the batter.

  6. 6

    Spread the batter in the tin and bake for about 15 minutes. Let the cake cool.

  7. 7

    Boil the icing ingredients except the coconut and stir into a glossy icing.

  8. 8

    Spread the icing over the cooled cake and sprinkle with coconut. Let it set before cutting into squares.

Serving profile

At a glance

14 ingredients and 8 steps from prep to serving.

Pacebalanced kitchen flow
Kitchen loadmore steps and more attention
Serving stylemeant to land on the table for a group
Best fordessert or a sweet finish
Mealcoffee break
Categorydessert

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1. SourceKärleksmums verifierad mot Arlas klassiska recept.
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