Tahini Cake
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon melted butter ⓘ
- 1 cup tahini ⓘ
- 1 cup sugar ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons orange rind ⓘ
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange blossom water ⓘ
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1/8 teaspoon salt (a pinch) ⓘ
- 3 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts ⓘ
- 1/2 cup golden raisin ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 9-by-13 inch cake pan with melted butter and chill in the refrigerator until required.
- Beat tahini, sugar and orange zest 10 minutes, then gradually beat in the orange juice and orange-blossom water.
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, soda and allspice. Sift again and fold into the tahini mixture. Stir in the walnuts and raisins.
- Dust the chilled cake pan with flour and turn batter into the pan. Spread evenly and knock base of pan on a counter to settle.
- Bake about 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Invert cake pan onto a cooling rack and leave for 2 to 3 minutes before lifting pan from cake. Cool and cut into squares.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
812
kcal
41% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).