Tahini Cake

12 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 1 cup tahini (sesame paste)
  • 1 cup sugar, superfine
  • 1 each orange zest grated
  • 3/4 cup orange juice strained
  • 2 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice ground
  • 1/2 cup walnuts finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins sultanas

Directions

  1. 1
    Grease a 8x12 inch tube pan with melted margarine or oil.
  2. 2
    Chill in refrigerator until required.
  3. 3
    Beat tahini, sugar and orange rind for 10 minutes, then gradually beat in orange juice.
  4. 4
    Sift dry ingredients twice and fold into tahini mixture.
  5. 5
    Blend in walnuts and sultanas.
  6. 6
    Dust chilled cake pan with flour and turn batter into pan.
  7. 7
    Spread evenly and knock base of pan on table top to settle batter.
  8. 8
    Bake in a moderate oven for 55 to 60 minutes for tube pan.
  9. 9
    When cooked, invert cake in its pan onto cake rack and leave for 2 to 3 minutes before lifting pan from cake.
  10. 10
    Cool cake and cut in slices or squares to serve.
  11. 11
    Store cake in a sealed container.

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