Supplies

  • Cake dough:
  • 4.4 oz. (125g) butter, soft
  • 2.6 oz. (75g) sugar
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 1 tsp. ginger, chopped
  • 1 tsp. pepper, ground
  • 2 eggs
  • 6.3 oz. (180g) almond flour
  • 2.8 oz. (80g) semolina
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 fl. oz. (60ml) milk
  • Spiced syrup:
  • 7.7 oz. (220g) powdered sugar
  • 8.6 fl. oz. (250ml) water
  • 8 cloves cardamom
  • 2 sticks cinnamon

Étapes

  1. Beat the butter, sugar, honey, ginger and pepper into a light cream. Add the eggs one by one and blend. Incorporate the almond flour, semolina, baking powder and milk.
  2. Line a mold with parchment paper and spread out the dough over it. Bake for 40 minutes at 180°C (350°F). Let cool for 5 minutes.
  3. Make the syrup by mixing all ingredients in a pot and cooking them over low heat. Thicken the mix by bring it to the boil for 5 minutes without covering or stirring. Pour the hot syrup on the warm cake. Let cool.