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Levi Roots' almond cake with chilli-spiced syrup recipe
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Levi Roots' almond cake with chilli-spiced syrup recipe

16 ingredients 30 min + 45 min 8 people openrecipes

This recipe from Levi Roots brings a bit of Caribbean sunshine and spice to your kitchen, perfect for afternoon tea or pudding.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

761
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
117g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Water not in our table 0
Scotch not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 160 Butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
  • g Light muscovado sugar
  • 70 Caster sugar
  • g Lime, finely grated rind
  • 70 Dark rum
  • g Large eggs
  • 1 Ground almonds
  • 1 Self-raising flour, sifted
  • tbsp Water
  • 3 Granulated sugar
  • 100 Vanilla pod, cut in half crossways
  • g Chilli (ideally a red or yellow Scotch bonnet) with seeds
  • 85 Cinnamon stick, broken in half
  • g Cloves
  • 200 Bay leaves
  • ml Dark rum (optional)

Directions

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