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Turmeric tea cake (sfouf)

Tahini is used to grease the base and sides of the cake tin for a delightfully moist outer to this dense almond cake, perfect with a hot tea or coffee.

Turmeric tea cake (stouf)

Credit: Adam Liaw

  • serves

    6

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    40 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

6

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

40

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp tahini
  • 440 g (2 cups) fine semolina
  • 160 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 250 g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 385 g (1¾ cups) raw sugar
  • 375 ml (1½ cups) full-cream milk
  • 70 g (½ cup) raw slivered almonds

Instructions

  1. Preheat a fan-forced oven to 180°C. Pour the tahini into a deep 23-cm round cake tin and use your fingertips to rub all over the base and side. A springform tin is best for this cake but not compulsory.
  2. Place the semolina, flour, turmeric and baking powder in a large bowl and stir to combine.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the butter, sugar, milk and 60 ml (¼ cup) water. Pour into the dry ingredients and stir to make a batter.
  4. Pour the batter into the greased tin and sprinkle the top evenly with the slivered almonds. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden and a skewer withdraws clean. Remove from the oven and cool in the tin for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  5. Serve with tea or coffee. The cake will keep stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
 

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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