Hjónabandssæla

"Happy Marriage" Cake

This cake has the beautiful name "hjónabandssæla", meaning "happy marriage". It is baked with oatmeal and rhubarb jam and is actually one of the most popular everyday cakes in Iceland - probably also because it is so wonderfully easy to bake!

There are many different recipes for a "happy marriage". Some are with butter and eggs - but there are also vegan variants with margarine and without eggs. This one is actually a traditional, unchanged recipe which has always been vegan. 

Traditionally, "Happy Marriage" cake is served with whipped cream. For this vegan variant we, of course, used plant-based whipped cream instead.

Ingredients

200 g soft margarine

180 g oat flakes

180 g flour

100 g brown sugar

1 tsp baking soda

3 - 4 Tbsp rhubarb jam

Preparation 

Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C) upper/lower heat.

In a bowl, knead the soft margarine with the oatmeal, flour, brown sugar and baking soda. 

Line the cake tin with baking paper, put a good half of the dough in the tin and press firmly.

Brush with rhubarb jam. 

Knead the remaining dough into sprinkles and sprinkle over the rhubarb jam.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350 °F (180 °C) upper and lower heat on the middle shelf for about 25 to 30 minutes.

Let the finished cake cool down well and serve traditionally with whipped cream (here, of course, with vegan whipped cream).