Some cakes feel like home before the first bite. For me, those cakes have always been made with dairy products such as thick Icelandic skyr, tangy yoghurt, soft cottage cheese & the kind of simple cheese filling that bakes into something tender, pale, and comforting. I loved these flavors from childhood. My mother made cheese and yoghurt cakes wherever we lived, and I carried that taste with me from country to country. No matter where I've lived, yoghurt cakes have always be

I always make this cake during the pre-Christmas season and serve it with the traditional Nordic Glögg (mulled red wine) together with my...