What do I always say about 3 tiered cakes? They just looks
SO DAMN IMPRESSIVE.
I should have made this for a Game of Thrones party because
the top came out surprisingly spiky. But instead it was the star of the show at
my annual Eurovision party. I’m not going to pretend like it’s authentic
Swedish, but the flavour and texture profiles come from Swedish cinnamon buns
(kanelbullar) so I’m slapping a Swedish name on it and calling it Swedish.
I love cinnamon. King of spices! It’s great in savoury dishes
like chilli and curries, but really skins in sweet food – of which my favourite
is my cinnamon donuts.
Or rather. WAS my favourite.
Because this cake might have just knocked it off the top
spot. Cinnamon roll in cake form. YES YES YES.
The glaze layer is unadulterated sweetness but it does give
you a satisfying cinnamon crunch which really reminds me of the buns this cake
is based on.
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| Putting this bad boy together |
Adapted from
lovelifeandsugar
Ingredients for the
cake
- 170g butter
- 300g sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla sugar or ½ tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream
- 4 eggs
- 325g plain flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk (or regular milk with 2 tbsp lemon juice added)
Ingredients for the glaze
- 30g icing sugar
- 20g golden caster sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 30ml water
Ingredients for the
icing
- 225g butter
- 500g icing sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2-3 tbsp milk
