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Dutch Spiced Breakfast Cake (Ontbijtkoek) Recipe

Name: Dutch Spiced Breakfast Cake (Ontbijtkoek)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Netherlands
Ingredients: 250 g Self-raising Flour; 250 g Dark Brown Soft Sugar; 250 g Milk; 4 Sugar; 1 tbsp Ginger; 1/2 tsp Cardamom; 1 tsp Baking Powder; pinch Salt

Ontbijtkoek, or Dutch Spiced Breakfast Cake, is a moist, gently spiced cake that comes together quickly. It's built from self-raising flour, dark brown sugar, milk, and warming spices like ginger and cardamom. The batter is mixed with warm milk, then baked until a cake tester comes out clean. Serve it sliced for breakfast or with a cup of coffee.

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August 13, 2026

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Dutch Spiced Breakfast Cake (Ontbijtkoek) is a Netherlands cakes & baking recipe that takes about 22 min from start to finish and serves 4. It calls for 8 ingredients across 4 steps, and is rated easy. A serving works out at around 519 kcal with roughly 9 g of protein. Filed under vegetarian, brunch, budget and comfort food.