Swedish Spice Cake (Mjuk Pepparkaka) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup cranberry jam
1 1/4 cups flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
2 teaspoons baking powder or 1 teaspoon baking soda (I use baking powder)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.
Grease and flour a 8x4x3 inch loaf pan or an 8 cup round baking pan.
Sieve flour with baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and cardamom.
Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add the eggs, one by one, keep whipping.
Add buttermilk and jam, mix.
Add flour mixture and mix gently.
Pour the batter in the prepared pan.
Bake on lowest rack in the oven for about 50-60 minutes.
Test with a skewer that the cake is done.