Tahini Cake

Tahini Cake Vegan

Ingredients:

• 1 cup tahini paste (hulled)

• 1 1/2 cups castor sugar

• 1 heaped tablespoon grated orange rind

• 1 1/2 cups fresh orange juice

• 3 cups plain flour (preferably spelt)

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 3 teaspoons baking powder

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 3/4 cup roughly chopped hazelnuts

• 1/2 cup of hazelnut meal

Method:

1. Blend together juice, tahini and sugar set aside;

2. Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon;

3. Stir in nuts and peel;

4. Add tahini mix;

5. Stir in hazelnuts;

6. The mix is meant to be thick, but if it is too hard to stir add a little more orange juice;

7. Spoon into the prepared tin and bake about 3/4 hour or till straw comes out clean;

8. Remove from oven but leave in tin ten minutes;

9. Turn out to cake rack;

10. When cold serve in small squares;

11. Eat by itself or accompanied by a fig Compote.

Fig Compote: Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup honey

• 1 cup water

• 3 green tea bags

• 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel

• 2 tablespoon lemon juice

• 1/2 teaspoon powdered cardamom

• 2 cups dried figs

Method:

1. Boil water, add tea bags and steep for ten minutes, remove tea bags;

2. Bring honey, tea, lemon peel and cardamom to boil;

3. Add figs, cover and simmer about 5 minutes or till soft, adding more water if needed;

4. Leave to cool, process till almost smooth.

5. Serve cold by itself or to compliment another dish.