This spiced cake was created over a weekend of culinary experimentation, where warm aromas and bold spices took center stage. Apples, pears, bananas, and a fragrant blend of cinnamon, star anise, and candied ginger come together in an elegant, comforting dessert, perfect served warm with a cup of tea. Let’s see how to make it.
Dessert
Spiced
Homemade
Vegetarian
Spiced Cake
This spiced cake is a fragrant and comforting dessert made with apple compote, pears, bananas and aromatic spices such as cinnamon, star anise and candied ginger. Perfect served warm with tea.
Ingredients
- Apples 3
- Sugar to taste
- Orange zest to taste
- Lemon zest to taste
- Ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp
- Milk 250 ml
- Star anise 2 pods
- Candied ginger 2 tbsp
- Walnuts 3 tbsp
- Eggs 4
- Sugar 4 tbsp
- Cornstarch 2 heaping tbsp
- Southern Comfort or Rum 2 tbsp
- Puff pastry 2 sheets
- Pears 2
- Banana 1
Tools
- Saucepan
- Immersion blender
- Whisk
- Knife
- Baking tins
- Oven
Instructions
- Prepare an apple compote by cooking apples with sugar, citrus zest and water; blend and add cinnamon.
- Infuse star anise in boiling milk for 20 minutes, then discard.
- Finely chop candied ginger and walnuts.
- Whisk eggs with sugar and cornstarch, add milk and apple compote and gently bring to a boil while stirring.
- Remove from heat and add liqueur, walnuts and ginger.
- Line two baking tins with puff pastry and fill with the lukewarm mixture.
- Decorate with pear and banana slices.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for about 45 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Nutritional values (per serving)
Calories
310 kcal
310 kcal
Fat
16 g
16 g
Carbohydrates
38 g
38 g
Protein
6 g
6 g
Sugar
20 g
20 g
Fiber
4 g
4 g
Sodium
120 mg
120 mg
This post is also available in: Italiano (Italian)
