Turmeric and aniseed cake (sfouf) recipe

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Cuisine: Lebanese
Prep Time: 20 min(s)
Cook Time: 45 min(s)
Serves 8

“You can make this cake either square or round and I love having this for breakfast with a cup of tea or as a sweet treat in the afternoon with cup of coffee,” says Jackie Chahine of Profiterole Patisserie. You will need a 20 cm cake pan for this recipe.

Ingredients

1 tsp ground aniseed
185 ml (¾ cup) milk
250 g caster sugar
125 ml (½ cup) vegetable oil
300 g (2 cups) plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground turmeric
80 g (½ cup) pine nuts
whipped cream, to serve
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Preparation

Cooling time: 1 hour

Preheat oven to 180°C. Place aniseed and 80ml water in a small saucepan over high heat and bring to the boil. Cook for 2 minutes or until reduced to about ¼ cup. Strain and cool.

Whisk milk and sugar in a jug until sugar dissolves. Whisk in oil and aniseed mixture.

Sift flour, baking powder and turmeric in a large bowl, then make a well in the centre. Pour in milk mixture, whisking to combine, then pour into a greased 20 cm cake pan lined with baking paper. Scatter with pine nuts and bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve sfouf with cream.
Source: Feast Magazine, Issue 20, pg36 

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