It will take you though the weeks effortlessly…. Try me….
Ingredients
- 300gr wholemeal flour
- 220gr sugar (half brown/half white)
- 5 eggs
- 3/4 cup greek olive oil
- 2-3 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2-3 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp mix for sweets *cinnamon-glove-ginger-nutmeg*
- 1/4 trimmed fresh ginger
- 1 fresh nutmeg (use the skin)
- 2-tsp whole glove (crushed)
- 3 cardamom pots
- madagascan vanilla liquid
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cognac
- 1 cup of almonds & walnuts (half/half) (crushed)
Preparation
- Mix sugar & flour together in a large bowl
- Stir well the dry ingredients
- Add the spices to the dry mixture
- Separate the yolk from the white of the eggs
- Whisk the whites separately in a different bowl to create your fabulous meringue
- Whisk the yolk of the eggs in a separate bowl
- Add first the yolk to the rest of the mixture & stir well
- Carefully add the meringue to the rest of the mixture
- Add the nuts
- Add the cognac
- Add the vanilla extract
- Add the b.powder
- Lastly add the olive oil (tip: if too oily, you may need to add some extra flour, although, this recipe has been tested and, therefore, should be fine…)
- Give a good last stir!!!
BAKE TIME
- Grease a cake tin with some oilve oil or sesame oil
- Place the cake tin in the oven (approximately 45 minutes: 220 * for the first 20 minutes ; then 180* degrees)
NB: Not suitable for those with allergies -contains nuts- You can add more or less spices as you like!
ENJOY
My 7LR 