Tahini Cake

Name: 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

13 ingredients

5 steps

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

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 9-by-13 inch cake pan with melted butter and chill in the refrigerator until required.
2

Beat tahini, sugar and orange zest 10 minutes, then gradually beat in the orange juice and orange-blossom water.
3

Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, soda and allspice. Sift again and fold into the tahini mixture. Stir in the walnuts and raisins.
4

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.
5

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.