Kärleksmums
Chocolate tray cake
Kärleksmums: Swedish chocolate tray cake with mocha icing and coconut
Kärleksmums, 'love bites', is the tray cake of Swedish school cafés, sports clubs and children's birthdays, cut into squares and eaten with milk or coffee. A soft chocolate sponge is spread while still warm with a glossy icing of butter, cocoa, icing sugar and a splash of coffee, then covered in desiccated coconut. Leave out the coffee for children if you prefer and use milk. A common mistake is icing a cake that is too hot, so the icing soaks in and the coconut slides off. Chef's tip: let the cake cool for 10 minutes, so it is warm but not hot, before spreading.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 20
Ingredients
For the cake
- 5 ½ oz buttermelted
- 3 eggs
- 9 oz sugar
- 9 oz plain flour
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar
- ¾ cup milk
For the icing
- 2 ⅝ oz buttermelted
- 9 oz icing sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp strong coffee or milk
- 1 ⅜ oz desiccated coconut
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F and line a 30 × 40 cm tin with baking paper.
3 minStep 3: Sift in 9 oz plain flour, 3 tbsp cocoa powder, 2 tsp baking powder and 2 tsp vanilla sugar and fold until smooth.
3 minStep 4: Spread in the tin and bake for 18–20 minutes until springy and a skewer comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes.
20 minStep 5: Whisk 2 ⅝ oz butter, 9 oz icing sugar, 2 tbsp cocoa powder and 4 tbsp strong coffee or milk into a smooth, spreadable icing. Spread over the warm cake and scatter thickly with 1 ⅜ oz desiccated coconut. Cool completely and cut into 20 squares.
5 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kärleksmums take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 20 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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