Toscakaka / Tosca Cake (Swedish Almond Cake)

Ingredients

CAKE

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1 tablespoon sifted flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

ALMOND SUGAR TOPPING

• 1/3 cup almonds, slivered
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons cream
• 1 tablespoon flour

Directions

1. 1

   For Cake:.

2. 2

   Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.

3. 3

   Sift 1 cup plus 1 tablespoons of flour with baking powder and salt.

4. 4

   Stir in flour mixture alternately with cream, stir until well blended.

5. 5

   Add melted butter or margarine, blend until smooth.

6. 6

   Butter a pie plate and sprinkle with fine, dry breadcrumbs or flour; coat well. Spoon batter into 9" pie plate. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or until middle of cake is firm.

7. 7

   For Almond Sugar Topping:.

8. 8

   Combine almonds with remaining ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat, stirring until mixture begins to bubble.

9. 9

   Remove from heat and stir briskly a few times.

10. 10

    Spread top of cake very gently with Topping.

11. 11

    Turn up heat to 375 degrees, return cake to oven and bake 5-10 minutes longer, with a cookie sheet under the pan to prevent the bottom of cake from getting overdone. bake cake until topping is brown and bubbly.