Finnish · Baking

Runeberg Tart

Finnish almond and raspberry jam cakes, soaked in rum syrup and topped with sugar icing, baked for 25 minutes in small tins.

50 min total Serves 8 servings Medium
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Runeberg Tart

Photograph credit: A Runeberg's torte by k · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

What to Put on the Table With Runeberg Tart

  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Rum

How to Make Runeberg Tart

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  1. Heat the oven to 200°C / 390°F and butter 8 small tins. Beat the butter and 100 g sugar until pale. Beat in the egg.

  2. Fold in the almonds, gingersnap crumbs, flour and baking powder, then the cream and 2 tablespoons of rum.

  3. Fill the tins two thirds full and bake for 25 minutes until golden. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes.

  4. Simmer the syrup sugar and water for 3 minutes, add the rum and brush over the warm cakes.

  5. Mix the icing sugar with the 1 tablespoon of water, pipe a ring on each cake and fill with the jam.

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A Few Notes

Butter the tins well.

Fill them two thirds full.

Soak the cakes while warm.

Leftovers

Keeps for 4 days in a tin.

What's in a Serving

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. The calories include 3 g of alcohol a serving, which is not part of the protein, carbohydrate or fat. How the figures are worked out.

417Calories
4gProtein
50gCarbs
20gFat
1gFibre
37gSugar
120mgSodium

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