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How to bake your own Julekake – the easy way!

If you can’t buy a traditional Scandinavian Julekake for the holidays, try making it at home.

Step 1 – Gather your ingredients

The Sweet Cardamom Bread Mix from Sturdiwheat is a great base for this bread. You can customize by adding your favorite candied fruits or nuts. The dough from one mix can be split and baked into two loaves.

Ingredients:

1 Bag Sturdiwheat Sweet Cardamom Bread Mix

1 Egg

1 Cup Candied Orange Peel (or other dried fruit and nuts)

1 1/4 Cup warm water

Glaze –

1 Cup powdered sugar – we recommend Lars Own Vanilla Powdered Sugar

2-3 Tbsp heavy cream or milk

1/2 tsp Cook’s Almond Extract

Optional: Pearl sugar for topping – this can go on before or after baking.

Step 2 – Read through the recipe

Click the link below to download a printable version of our recipe! It makes a great gift alongside a bag of the Sturdiwheat Sweet Cardamom Bread Mix and a bag of Candied Orange Peels. Baking tip: since pearl sugar has larger grains, it doesn’t melt when baking. For a simple non-glazed bread finish, you can also brush egg wash over the loaf and sprinkle it pearl sugar before putting it in the oven. The loaf will have a nice shiny crust and just a little sweetness.

Step 3 – Cool loaf and glaze as desired

After the bread has cooled, blend glaze ingredients and spread over bread, sprinkling pearl sugar over the glaze if desired. Note: you can vary the thickness of the glaze by adding more or less cream, making either a thin, clear glaze, or a heavier, white glaze.

Find everything you need for holiday baking here!

God Jul!