Rustic Salt Licorice Cake with Cream Cheese and Chocolate

Rustic Salt Licorice Cake with Cream Cheese and Chocolate

Salty, sweet and soft in perfect balance – this is the cake for those who want to offer something different but of course.

Ingredients (8–10 pieces)

Chocolate cake with salted liquorice

• 150g butter

• 2 eggs

• 2 dl brown sugar

• 1 cup cocoa

• 1.5 dl wheat flour

• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 pinch of salt

• 80 g coarsely chopped Finnish salt liquorice (regular classic candy bar)

Cream cheese frosting

• 200 g cream cheese

• 1 dl icing sugar

• 2 tsp lemon juice

• 1.5 dl whipping cream
  

Topping

• A few whole pieces of Finnish salted licorice

• Grated lemon peel or thin strips of zest

• A little crushed chocolate or flaked salt

Here's how you do it

1. Bake the cake

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Butter and flour a round tin (20–22 cm).

2. Melt the butter. Beat the eggs and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Fold into the egg mixture.

4. Add the butter and stir until smooth.

5. Finally, fold in the coarsely chopped salted licorice.

6. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 20–25 minutes. The cake should be gooey in the middle. Let cool completely.

2. Whip the frosting

1. Whip the cream in a bowl.

2. In another bowl: stir together cream cheese, icing sugar, lemon juice and possibly licorice powder.

3. Carefully fold the cream into a smooth, airy cream.

3. Decorate and serve

1. Spread the frosting over the cold cake.

2. Decorate with whole pieces of salted licorice, a little lemon zest and crushed chocolate or flaked salt.

3. Serve immediately or refrigerate for an hour for a firmer surface.

Finnish finish

This is a cake that grows in flavor – it's even better the next day. Serve with strong coffee or just as is, on a rustic platter. Simple, salty and confident.