Old Fashioned Swedish Nut Cake Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with a similar fat content.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness and moisture.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Almond flour is gluten-free and adds a nutty flavor.

chopped nuts

🥗Healthier: seeds

💰Cheaper: dried fruit

Seeds provide crunch and are nut-free.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Grease a cake pan with butter or cooking spray.

Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.

Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Stir in vanilla extract until combined.

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.

Fold in the chopped nuts and lemon zest gently.

Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Dust the cooled cake with powdered sugar before serving.

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