Swedish Spicy Lemon Cardamom Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour, all purpose
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 -2 teaspoon cardamom, best if freshly ground
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, best if freshly ground
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, best if freshly ground
6 tablespoons butter, unsalted, room temperature
1 cup sugar, white
2 eggs, large
1 lemon, grated zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup buttermilk
glaze
1 cup icing sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon lemon zest

Preparation

Preheat your oven to 350\u00b0F.
Coat a 9 x 5 loaf pan, with nonstick cooking spray.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, nutmeg and cinnamon into a bowl and set aside until needed.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar using an electric mixer on medium speed until it becomes light and fluffy, (3 - 4 min).
Lower mixer speed to low and add the eggs one at a time and blend for 1 minute each. Now add the grated zest, lemon juice and buttermilk, mixing well.
Lastly, you will add the flour mixture and blend until just combined. ( do not overmix).
Spoon the batter into the pan and smooth out the surface and bake in the center of the oven for 30 - 40 minutes (until a toothpick comes out almost clean, with a few moist crumbs attached).
Cool the cake in its pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes while you make the glaze.
For the glaze stir together all the ingredients until well blended. ( Make the glaze to your preference).
Remove cake from pan and spread the glaze on top and enjoy.
Make the glaze to your preference, either thick or thin.