Persian Love Cake
- 3 cups almond meal (360 grams)
- 1 cup raw sugar (220 grams)
- 1 cup brown sugar (220 grams)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 120 g unsalted butter, softened
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 250 g Greek yogurt, plus extra to serve
- 4 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 cup pistachio nut, coarsely chopped (45 grams)
- Preheat oven to 180u0b0C.
- Combine almond meal, sugars, butter and salt in a bowl. Rub with your fingertips until coarse crumbs form.
- Spoon half of the mixture into a lightly buttered annd baking paper lined 26cm diameter springform pan. Gently press in to evenly cover the base of the tin.
- To the remaining 1/2 cake mixture- add the egg, yogurt and nutmeg. Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth and creamy. Pour over the cake base in the tin. Smooth over the top and scatter pistachios around the edge of the cake.
- Bake until golden -approx 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
- Serve at room temperature with extra Greek yogurt or cream.
- The cake will keep in an airtight container for up to a week.
almond meal, sugar, brown sugar, salt, unsalted butter, eggs, greek yogurt, nutmeg, pistachio nut
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/persian-love-cake-379311 (may not work)