Swedish Spice Cake Mjuk Pepparkaka

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The smell of all the spices brings back childhood memories. In sweden there are lots of recipes for this cake. I have translated this one from swedish and then baked it using the english measurements to be sure everything was ok. A piece of this cake with a cup of tea.......heavenly!!

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Steps

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Preheat the oven to 350f.

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Grease and flour a 8x4x3 inch loaf pan or an 8 cup round baking pan.

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Sieve flour with baking powder , cinnamon , cloves , ginger and cardamom.

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Set aside.

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Cream butter and sugar.

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Add the eggs , one by one , keep whipping.

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Add buttermilk and jam , mix.

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Add flour mixture and mix gently.

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Pour the batter in the prepared pan.

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Bake on lowest rack in the oven for about 50-60 minutes.

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Test with a skewer that the cake is done.

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Ingredients

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butter, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, cranberry jam, flour, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, ground cardamom, baking powder