An ontbijtkoek /onbeytkuk/ (literally translated breakfast cake) is a Dutch-Belgian spiced cake. It is often spiced with cloves, cinnamon, ginger, succade and nutmeg.
Ontbijtkoek is originally served at breakfast with a thick layer of butter on top, as a replacement for bread. However due to its sweet taste it is also served as a snack.
Ingridients :
2 cups eggs
2 cups dark brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour (shifted)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup caramelized sugar
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 pinch salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Break the eggs and combine with sugar until smooth using an electric mixer.
- put the flour using low speed of mixer. Batter will resemble a thick pancake batter.
- prepare the caramel : using small fire, caramelize the sugar and mix with 1/6 hot water, stir quickly and set aside.pour into the batter, and stir slowly.
- add the round cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Lightly coat a 8″x3″ cake pan with coconut oil and fill with the batter.
- chopped almonds can be sprinkled on the top.
- Bake 1 hour or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for about 30 minute. Then remove cake from pan and wrap with aluminum foil. Keep wrapped for 24 hours before serving.
- Keep covered or bread/cake will dry out.
