Skúffukaka (Chocolate Sheet Cake)

Literally 'drawer cake' after the baking pan shape, skúffukaka appears at every birthday and kaffiboð. The coffee in the icing is non-negotiable.

Ingredients

• 250g flour, 300g sugar, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt, 4 tbsp cocoa
• 200g melted butter, 250ml buttermilk, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla
• 100g soft butter, 300g icing sugar, 3 tbsp cocoa, 4 tbsp hot coffee
• Desiccated coconut for topping

Preparation

• Preheat 180°C. Line a 20×30 cm pan. Whisk dry ingredients.
• Whisk wet ingredients separately, combine until just mixed.
• Bake 22–25 minutes until a toothpick is clean. Cool in pan.
• Beat soft butter, icing sugar, and cocoa until crumbly. Beat in hot coffee until fluffy.
• Spread icing on warm cake and immediately blanket with coconut. Cut in the pan.

Chef's tips

• Icing the cake while slightly warm helps the coconut adhere.
• Keeps moist for days — if it lasts that long.