Hymypojan Juklaakakko

From Johanna.. translation is something like my son's cake in google translate it is the smile of son of Juklaakakko...  it a very Finnish cake, a light, dense cake with yummy apricots, and delicious light cream topping.  Finns generally like the roll cakes which require lots of eggs as you can see in this recipe.

cake:
6 eggs
2 1/4 dl sugar (.95 cups)
1 1/2 dl potato flour (.63 cups)
3/4 dl cocoa powder (.32 cups)
Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees

Cut cake in half.  Moisturize the lower half of the cake with milk or juice (she used milk), put the apricots on the lower half.  Then, moisten the top half and place on top.

filling:
400 grams can of apricots (smashed) 14.1 oz

the topping:
1 dl cream (.42 cups)(3.38 oz)
170 grams dark chocolate (6 oz)
Melt

3 dl whipped cream (1.27 cups or 10.1 oz)

Mix 2/3 of the melted cream and chocolate with the whipped cream. Use the rest of the cream and chocolate to make stripes on the top of the cake.

Chocolate Cheese Cake

From my Finnish friend Johanna
Not a rich chocolate cheese cake, just a regular good one. ;)

Bottom
18 Domino Cookies  (like Oreo) crumbled
2 Tablespoons Melted Butter
Mix together.  Bake 10 min at 350 degrees.

Filling
600 grams (21.16 oz) cream cheese
1 1/2 dl  (.634 cups) sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla (they use vanilla sugar)
200 grams (7.5 oz) dark chocolate melted
3 eggs

Mix together.  Put on top of the crust and bake another hour.  She uses a 9 in round pan.

Apple Pudding

Viki Smith, mom made on mission, and everyone loved it...

Apple Pudding

Cream together:

2 cups sugar

½ cup butter

Mix in:

2 eggs

Add:

4 cups shredded raw apples (about 4 apples)

Mix together in separate bowl:

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt or ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon nutmeg

Mix into wet ingredients

Add:

1 cup nuts

Spread into a 9x13 pan

Bake 400 for 10 minutes then lower to 350 for 30 minutes

Butter Sauce:

Heat together over low heat:

1 cup butter

2 cups sugar

1 cup light cream (half &half)

When warmed through and the sugar is melted remove from heat

Add: 3 teaspoons vanilla

Pour sauce over pieces of apple pudding when serving

Apple Muffins

Here you go!  From mom's friend( a little sweet, might take out some sugar next time)
Apple muffins

Mix:      1 1/4 c. brown sugar

               2/3 c. oil

             1 egg

Combine: 1 c. buttermilk

                 1 t. salt

                 1 t. baking soda

                 1 t. vanilla

Add:         2 c. flour ( all at once )

                1 1/2 chopped apples ( the recipe calls for granny smith )

                 1/2 c. chopped nuts

Topping for muffins:

1/2 c. chopped nuts

1/4 c. flour

2T. butter at room temperature

1/2 t. cinnamon

Makes 12 regular muffins        Bake 350 for 30 min.