Sharing our favorite Swedish paleo cardamom cake - perfect for the holidays!

Hävenly now at Lucky's Market (Fort Collins) + B&F Mountain Market (Nederland)
 We are thrilled to announce that you can now buy Hävenly Baked Goods at Lucky's Market in Fort Collins, and at B&F Mountain Market in Nederland. We will be sampling at Lucky's Market this Sunday 12/18 from 11 am - 2 pm, and at B&F Market on Friday 12/23! Please come and say hi!

Place your order of Hävenly Baked Goods 
Please place your order of Hävenly Baked Goods by 8 am (Friday), and we'll have it ready Friday from 1 pm for pick-up at the bakery.  Do you have a hard time getting to the bakery by 4 pm? If so, email katarina@havenlybaked.com and we'll give you the info needed for a later pick-up. You can also order our baked goods for home delivery with GrubHub! 

Sharing our Favorite Swedish Paleo "Semmeltårta" Recipe! 
December is a crazy time of year for most of us. Our family tries to juggle three family birthdays with the December madness. So we need a super quick and delicious cake that we can whip up in no-time. You can also make this cake up to a week in advance (store it in the refrigerator).  It's moist and absolutely phenomenal even without any cream. Original recipe modified from recepten.se.

What's a "Semla" you might wonder? 

The semla – a small, wheat flour bun, flavored with cardamom and filled with almond paste and whipped cream – has become something of a carb-packed icon in Sweden. For those of us who avoid gluten (or for anyone that wants a healthier and most delicious take on the traditional Semla), this is your cake. With almond flour and cardamom it hits the spot. In my humble opinion, this cake is perfect all year round! I have not tried to bake this cake with an egg substitute, but I think it would work just fine. Let me know if you try it out!

Paleo friendly Semmeltårta Recipe
 

Ingredients
- 150 g vegan or regular butter
- 3 eggs 
- 3/4 cup (2 dl) coconut sugar
-  2 cups (200 g) almond flour (plus a little extra for dusting the form)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2.5 tsp cardamom
- A pinch of salt

Can be served with whipped cream or whipped coconut cream, or just as is!

Instructions
1. Grease a 9" spring form and dust with almond flour.
2. Melt the (vegan) butter
3. Add the remaining ingredients to the melted butter (eggs, coconut sugar, almond flour, vanilla, cardamom and salt). Mix until you get an even batter. 
4. Pour the batter into the spring form. Bake at 350F for about 15-20 minutes. (Gently shake the spring form. If the cake is a bit wobbly in the middle, but firm on the sides, you'll get the perfect gooey consistency!)

Let the cake cool off, and enjoy it with or without cream!
 

Swedish Semmeltårta frosted in blue by my kids!