Stir Together Cake

In Sweden, heart decorations are traditionally used around Christmas... this really throws the wife off every once in a while causing her to ask whether something is actually meant for Christmas or if it would be better to hold off on it and put it out for Valentine's Day instead. My usual response is to tell her that she can put things out for Christmas and then just leave them out until February, but this suggestion, like many of mine, is then greeted with some funny looks and a shake of the head.

I bring all this up because this recipe was shown made in a heart shaped pan in the lovely Swedish magazine that my mother found it in, which led me to believe that it was meant for Christmas. I happened to have a similar baking dish, which is what you see below, and thought that this would be a nice recipe to share on Valentine's Day.

The beauty of this dessert is how simple it is to prepare... you literally just stir everything together and pour it into a baking dish. As a side note, this made me realize just how much I love Nutella... it's not for everyone, but my inner dutch came through when I licked the spoon... I had it on my toast the next morning. Good stuff!

100 g butter
2 dl sugar
2 eggs
1 dl vanilla yoghurt
2 dl all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 dl Nutella

Melt butter in a small pan and let cool. Stir in sugar, eggs, yogurt and flour mixed with baking powder. Drop nutella into batter in 3 to 4 drops and stir with a spatula twice around the pan so the nutella is marbled throughout the batter. Pour batter into a buttered and floured baking dish, around 20 cm in diameter. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees in the bottom part of the oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Adapted from: My Mom's Swedish Magazine, (unknown)

Coming Soon: Helen's Spam Fried Rice