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A truly unique cake – deeply sesame-flavoured, with juicy pears and a hint of cinnamon. Slightly autumnal, wonderfully moist and aromatic. It\u2019s naturally sweetened (with honey or golden syrup), contains no added fat (all comes from tahini), and is egg-free. Simple, wholesome, and absolutely delicious.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ingredients for tahini cake with pear and almonds:<\/span><\/p>\n

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• 240 g tahini*<\/li>\n
• 260 g golden syrup or honey<\/li>\n
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda<\/li>\n
• 220 g plain flour<\/li>\n
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n
• 100 g flaked almonds<\/li>\n
• 200 g pears, peeled and diced (2 cm pieces)<\/li>\n
• 250 ml apple juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Additionally:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • flaked almonds for topping<\/li>\n
  • icing sugar for dusting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    All ingredients should be at room temperature.<\/p>\n

    Mix the tahini with the golden syrup or honey. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, bicarbonate of soda, and cinnamon. Sift into a large mixing bowl. Add the tahini mixture, almonds, apple juice, and pears. Mix with a whisk or fork until just combined.<\/p>\n

    Line a 20\u201321 cm cake tin with baking paper. Pour in the batter and optionally sprinkle with extra flaked almonds.<\/p>\n

    Bake at 160\u00b0C for about 1 hour (or longer, up to 1.5 hours), until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool completely.<\/p>\n

    Dust with icing sugar before serving.<\/p>\n

    *Tahini (optional homemade version):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • 4 cups sesame seeds<\/li>\n
    • 2\/3 cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Toast the sesame seeds at 200\u00b0C for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally – lightly golden but not browned. Cool, then blend with oil until smooth (this may take several minutes).<\/p>\n

      Store in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to 2 months.<\/p>\n

      Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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      Inspiration source: Saved by Cake by Marian Keyes<\/span><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      A truly unique cake – deeply sesame-flavoured, with juicy pears and a hint of cinnamon. Slightly autumnal, wonderfully moist and aromatic. It\u2019s naturally sweetened (with honey or golden syrup), contains no added fat (all comes from tahini), and is egg-free. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[136,86,123,92,324,325,114,378],"duration":[],"tag_group":[],"class_list":["post-190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fruit-cakes","tag-almonds","tag-cinnamon","tag-dairy-free-recipe","tag-egg-free-recipe","tag-golden-syrup","tag-honey","tag-pear","tag-tahini"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n