Pistachio and cardamom cake with warm spiced figs

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 50 g polenta
  • 200 g groundchopped pistachio nuts
  • 50 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 200 g golden caster sugar
  • 125 ml olive oil
  • 100 g butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 lemon, juice and finely grated zest
  • 1 orange, juice and finely grated zest
  • 10 green cardamom pods, seeds crushed
For the fruit

  • 10 figs
  • 8 plums, halved and stoned
  • 2 lemons, juice of both and finely grated zest of 1
  • 6 green cardamom pods, seeds crushed
  • 125 ml orange juice
  • 50 ml water
  • 75 g soft light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp orange flour water
  • 1 pomegranate, seeds only
To serve

  • double cream
  • icing sugar
  • orange flower water

Description

Transport Yourself To The Arabian Nights With Diana Henry's Beautiful Spiced Cake

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