Mrs

[Lesley]

From Olly Smith's Eat & Drink

 

White Chocolate and Cardamom Cake

 

200g white chocolate

6 eggs

250g caster sugar

15 green cardamom pods, split and seeds crushed

150g ground almonds

 

Topping

 

125g white chocolate

5 cardamom pods, seeds crushed

40g butter

 

Preheat oven to 180C and line a 23cm loose bottomed cake tin.

 

Melt the chocolate in a bowl over hot water.

Separate 5 of the eggs, add the final whole egg to the yolks and whisk with the caster sugar until light, fluffy and thickened.

Add the crushed cardamom seeds and almonds to the mixture and then add the chocolate, mix well.

Whisk the egg whites in a separate bowl until they form soft peaks then fold them into the cake mixture. Pour the batter into the tin.

 

Bake for 45 minutes until risen and firm and a skewer comes out clean. Check after 30 minutes and cover the top with foil if it is too brown. This cake may take 60 minutes to cook. Allow to cool in the tin.

 

Topping:

Melt the white chocolate, add the cardamom seeds and butter and drizzle it over the cool cake. Leave for 5 minutes to set.

 

 

I cooked mine for 45 minutes and it looked fine but it could have done with cooking for longer as it sunk as it cooled. I also covered it loosely with foil after 30 minutes.

[The Dogmother]

Thanks Lesley, it was lovely, and I liked the sunken bit which was nice andd gooey

 

I have all those ingredients, so will get on and make it for the weekend.

 

oink!

[craftyhunnypie]

It's always Lesley that makes us fat!!! Naughty Lesley & her recipes!

 

Emma.x

[chickencam]

That sounds very indulgent, and probably a bit sweet for me, but being able to use 6 eggs is tempting and DS loves white chocolate. Could I put courgettes in it too

[Lesley]

I did think about crossing the Courgette Cake recipe with this one Liz