Ingredients. 75g (3oz) butter; 200g (7oz) (stoned weight) lovely plump dates (such as medjool dates), coarsely chopped; 75g (3oz) brown sugar; 50g (2oz) stem ginger in syrup, finely chopped ...

1 stick butter, softened, plus extra for greasing. 1 1/4 cups dates, pitted. 3/4 cup sugar. 2 large eggs. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour. 1 1/2 tsp ground cardamom. 1 tsp ground cinnamon. 2 tsp ...

Arrange date halves over butter mixture in a pattern of concentric circles with their cut sides facing up. 5. To make the cake batter, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and cardamom together in a ...

Preheat oven to 150°C. Butter and flour a 22cm-diameter cake tin and line the base with baking paper. Beat butter and sugar in an electric mixer until pale (6-8 minutes). Stir in nuts and cardamom ...

Whisk flour, brown sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves (if using), star anise (if using), and salt in a medium bowl. Add 1 Tbsp. reserved caramelized milk solids and ½ cup reserved ...

Step 4. Set a fine-mesh sieve over a measuring glass and place next to stove. Cut 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter into pieces and heat in a medium saucepan over medium until foaming, about 2 ...

Make the cakes . Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine milk, orange zest, and orange blossom water in a small bowl. Split vanilla bean half in half lengthwise, and scrape vanilla seeds into milk mixture ...

Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Cake: Chop the dates and place them in a saucepan. Add 1 cup of water to the pan and bring to a boil over ...

I love baking, but until I was 16 our oven was just used as a place to keep big cutting boards and exiled frying pans. My Indian parents were of a place and time where no one had ovens at home ...