Subbing cardamom seeds with ground

When I made this cake, I used 1 teaspoon of ground cardamom and my guests thought it was perfect, as did I. I suppose this just confirms that it depends on the cardamom - how recently was it ground? - but also on personal preference.

This is a perfectly lovely cake, by the way. i plan to bake it again this weekend for a special dinner with out-of-town guests - the slices of cake to be served with small scoops of Dori Sanders' No-Churn Lemon Ice Cream. It's a nice combo, which I recommend. ;o)

I used a tablespoon of ground and it was great! Not too overpowering, but I love cardamom.

Hi there, thanks for the great question. When we first published this recipe on our site, a couple of readers let us know that they tried this—one used a scant 1/2 tablespoon, and another used 1 teaspoon. Both were pleased with the results, so we suggest aiming for something in that range, factoring in how strong the cardamom smells and of course how much you like it!

LWS - a few suggestions.
1) Several people have said making this with ground cardamom instead of seeds gives flavor but not the pop of flavor from the whole seed.
2) Maybe buy cardamom online - alone or with other herbs and spices you may need. Here's a recent list of merchants from the kitchn site
https://www.thekitchn.com/best-places-to-buy-spices-23085982
3) If you do use ground, see this article for proportions.
https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/spice-conversion-whole-to-ground-article