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Finnish Carrot Bake

 

Finnish Carrot Bake

Johanna Adriansson - National Pastor's Wife in Sweden - Europe mission team
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine Finnish

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs carrots
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream, sour cream, or creme fraiche
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp ground anise
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1/4 cup butter melted; scant

For Topping

  • fine dry breadcrumbs
  • butter

Instructions
 

  • Peel carrots and boil until soft.
  • Finely puree or mash the carrots.
  • Mix in the other ingredients except for the topping ingredients.
  • Pour the carrot mixture into a greased casserole dish.
  • Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top.
  • Add several pats of butter to the top.
  • Make optional patterns on the surface with a fork.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for about 60 minutes.

Notes

This is a traditional Finnish dish for a Christmas buffet, but it is easy and tasty to make at other times as well. It goes well with ham, meatballs, sausages, or ribs. 

 

Finnish Luxurious Bites Cake

 

Finnish Luxurious Bites Cake

Marika Akerlund - National pastor's wife in Finland
This is a recipe for a delicious cake. It takes quite an effort before the cake is finished, but I promise it’s worth it. Your baking pans are probably a different size; choose a similar size and adjust the baking time for the bottom layer.
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Course Dessert
Cuisine Finnish
Servings 36

Ingredients
  

Bottom Layer Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tbsp flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla sugar
  • 4 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 tbsp boiling water
  • 3 eggs

Layer 2: Buttercream

  • 14 tbsp butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 10 drops peppermint extract

Layer 3: Chocolate

  • 1 cup chocolate
  • 4 tbsp oil

Instructions
 

Bottom Layer Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350° F.
  • Mix the dry ingredients.
  • Whip the eggs lightly.
  • Mix the melted butter, boiling water and lightly whipped eggs with the dry ingredients.
  • Pour into a greased 12 x 15 inch baking pan and bake for about 17-20 minutes.
  • Let the cake cool before you move forward to the next step.

Layer 2: Buttercream

  • Mix and spread over the cake.
  • Put in the freezer for about 15 minutes until the butter cream has set.

Layer 3: Chocolate

  • Melt the chocolate carefully and add the oil.
  • Quickly spread the chocolate over the cake and let it set.
  • Cut the cake in smaller bites once it’s set.
  • Eat and enjoy!