Speculaas | Rainbow Cooking

Ingredients

• 140 gram butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
• ½ cup (125 ml) granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup (167 ml) brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking soda
• ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
• 1¾ cup (440 ml) plain flour
• 4 teaspoons (20 ml) speculaas spice (You can make your own! See below.)
• ¼ cup (60 ml) sliced almonds
• Rice flour to dust the mold
• 2 teaspoons (10 ml) cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) nutmeg or mace
• ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) cardamom
• Optional: ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) white pepper
• Optional: ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) ground anise seed