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Orange & Almond Love Cake

There are many versions of this popular Persian-style love cake, and we have used the popular, versatile and exotic blend of  Fragrant Sweet Spices in ours.  Using plain, thick Greek yoghurt makes a wonderful and healthy alternative to icing, however simply add 1 tbsp of sifted icing sugar if you prefer a sweeter topping.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Yield: Serves 8
Category: Cakes
Method: Baking
Cuisine: Persian
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Ingredients

  • 250g unsalted butter, softened
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • juice and zest from one orange
  • 225g ground almonds
  • 120g self raising flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tsp Herbie’s Fragrant Sweet Spices
  • 250g thick Greek yoghurt, for icing
  • pistachios and orange zest, for topping (optional)

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 170C.
  2. Cream butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating in between
  4. Fold in vanilla, orange zest and juice, almonds, flour and baking powder and stir until combined and smooth
  5. Pour into a greased and lined 23cm springform baking pan
  6. Bake for 25-40 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean when inserted.
  7. Cool on a wire rack before topping with yoghurt and pistachios and orange zest.

Keywords: Sweet Spices, Baking, Love Cake

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Nutritional Information
Serving Size 169g
Calories 635
Sugar 23.5g
Sodium 26g
Fat 48g
Saturated Fat 21.4g
Carbohydrates 34.6g
Protein 14.2g