chagrinvalleyherbsociety Fun Facts
‘Caraway flavors sausage, sauerkraut, soups and stews, cheeses, breads, and cakes.
Caraway seeds are what gives rye bread its distinctive flavor.
It has long been a tradition to serve a small bowl of caraway seeds with baked apples. In Scotland, a
piece of buttered bread dipped into caraway seeds is called saltwater jelly.
Caraway has been used historically to aid digestive disorders such as flatulence and indigestion. The
seeds are known to have antioxidants and flavonoids. The leaves can be used like parsley and roots, also
edible, can be eaten like parsnips
Lemon Caraway Cake Recipe
1 ½ cups butter
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs, separated
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons caraway seed Juice of
2 large lemons
Zest from 2 lemons 3 cups confectioner’s sugar Preheat oven to 350° F. Line the bottom of an
8-inch round cake pan with waxed or parchment paper. Grease the paper and the sides of the pan.
In a bowl, cream together ¾ cup butter, brown sugar, and zest from 1 lemon. Beat in the egg yolks, then
stir in flour, soda, caraway seeds, and 3 tablespoons lemon juice. Beat egg whites until stiff, fold into the
batter. Bake for 1 hour. Turn out of pan and onto wire rack. Cool for 1 hour. Cream remaining butter,
zest from 1 lemon, and remaining lemon juice. Gradually add the confectioner’s sugar. Spread on cooled
cake. Best eaten the next day.
Eleanor Davis, HSA Western Pennsylvania Unit Herb Society of America
www.herbsociety.org 9019 Kirtland Chardon Rd, Willoughby, OH 44094
