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Sesame and Honey Cake
Desserts

Sesame and Honey Cake – Pareve version

A fragrant sesame and honey cake - a moist cake with a rich nutty flavor, perfect for holidays or any day Pareve version: Unsweetened soy yogurt.

⏱ 1 hr🍽 8 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 175°C (345°F) and grease Pan.
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 2
    Whip the eggs, sugar and honey, until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
    ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
    💡Room-temperature eggs whip better than cold eggs. Take them out of the fridge 30 minutes before baking. Warm eggs also make a more stable foam that holds up in the oven.
  3. 3
    Add the oil, unsweetened soy yogurt and vanilla extract and mix.
  4. 4
    Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda, combine with the cinnamon and salt, add to the wet mixture along with the toasted sesame seeds and Fold gently, just until no dry flour remains.
    ⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula
    💡Fold in the flour only until there are no pockets of dry flour: overmixing develops gluten, and the cake comes out dense.
    💡Fold with a spatula, in broad strokes from the bottom up, and stop when there's no dry flour: vigorous mixing of a batter with flour develops gluten.
  5. 5
    Pour into the pan.
    Baking pan
  6. 6
    Bake 40–45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
  7. 7
    Let cool completely before slicing.
577calories
12 gprotein
63 gcarbs
31 gfat
● protein 8%● carbs 44%● fat 48%

Per serving (149 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Silicone spatula · Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
  • Hand mixer or Stand mixer or Whisk · one of them

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