Spice Cake With Mango Sorbet

• 50 g + 1-2 tsp butter
• 2 None eggs
• 1/2 None orange, grated zest
• 1/2 None vanilla pod, seeds scraped out
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground fennel seeds
• 130 g caster sugar
• 75 ml olive oil
• 120 ml semi-skimmed milk
• 1 None lemon, juiced
• 110 g plain flour
• 1-2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 g baking powder
• 2 None ripe mangoes, peeled, stoned, flesh pureed
• 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes
• 1 tsp + 1 tbsp icing sugar
• 250 g raspberries
• 1-2 tsp chai tea powder
• 30 g brown sugar
• 2 None figs, cut into wedges
• 4 sprigs fresh mint

1. Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F. Grease an 8 x 8 inch square pan and sprinkle with flour. In a saucepan, melt 2 oz of butter. In a bowl, beat the eggs, orange zest, vanilla seeds, cinnamon, fennel seeds and 1/3 cup of sugar with the whisk of a mixer until creamy. Slowly beat in the melted butter.
2. In a bowl, mix the oil, 1/4 cup of milk and 1 tbsp lemon juice and stir into the egg mixture. Sift in the flour, cocoa and baking powder and carefully fold in. Bake for 25-35 mins, or until a skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool.
3. To make the sorbet, in a saucepan, boil the rest of the sugar and 1/3 cup of water. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Stir in the mango puree, chili flakes, 1 tsp powdered sugar and the remaining lemon juice. Spoon into a freezer-proof container, cover with foil and freeze for 2 hours.
4. Puree half of the raspberries and 1 tbsp powdered sugar. Pass through a sieve and set aside. Mix the tea powder with 1 cup of boiling water and allow to stand for 5 mins. Stir in 1/3 cup of milk and sprinkle over the cake.
5. Cut the cake into 12-18 squares. In a bowl, mix 2 tbsp of sugar and the brown sugar together and roll the cake squares in it. Melt 1-2 tsp butter in a frying pan and fry the cake pieces for 1 min, turning.
6. Arrange the cake and sorbet scoops on plates. Drizzle with the raspberry puree and serve with fig wedges, mint and the remaining raspberries.

eggs, orange, vanilla pod, ground cinnamon, ground fennel seeds, caster sugar, olive oil, milk, lemon, flour, cocoa, baking powder, mangoes, chilli flakes, raspberries, brown sugar, figs, mint

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