Swedish Almond and potato cake (kronans kaka) - Vered's Israeli Cooking

September 20,2024

Kronans kaka, a Swedish almond and potato cake, is a traditional cake from the 1800s. Potatoes replaced flour in this […].
Kronans kaka, a Swedish almond and potato cake, is a traditional cake from the 1800s. Potatoes replaced flour in this cake, because flour was hard to find at the time and was used sparingly.
This cake works well for Passover

The recipe is adapted from Fika cookbook by Anna Brones and Johanna Kindvall.

Bitter almond extract is available at some specialty baking stores, as well as at some stores in Israel. It may not be legal to use in the USA, since bitter almonds contain cyanid but just a little! And it adds a really good almond taste! You can also use a couple of ground bitter almonds instead. Again, these are not available in America, but you can sometimes get them at specialty stores in Israel.

To make the cake parve you can substitute butter with coconut oil.