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Breakfast Cake (Ontbijtkoek)
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Breakfast Cake (Ontbijtkoek)

Nana
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A traditional Dutch spiced breakfast loaf sweetened with treacle and dark brown sugar, rich with cloves, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Best after resting a day.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 60 min
10
Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 cups self-raising flour
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup treacle
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine all the ingredients to a smooth paste.

  2. 2

    Butter an oblong 8" x 3" cake tin and fill with the dough.

  3. 3

    Cook for about one hour in a slow (300°F) oven.

  4. 4

    When cooked, allow to cool in the tin or in the bread tin for 24 hours before serving.

Added by Michael Duregon on 27 July 2026

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