Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 12 of 17 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Cashew | 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) | 157 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Cake | not in our table | 0 |
| Semolina | not in our table | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Rose | 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
- LOVE CAKE
- 16 Eggs
- 675 gm Sugar
- 450 gm Semolina
- 450 gm Butter
- 900 gm Nuts, cashew
- 450 gm Preserves, pumpkin
- 1/2 Nutmeg
- 2 Cardamom
- 2 Clove
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon, ground
- 25 ml Golden syrup
- 1 Lime, Zest from
- 25 ml Vanilla essence
- 2 tsp Almond essence
- 3 tsp Rose essence
Directions
Separate the eggs and beat the yolks and sugar together in a bowl to form a smooth cream. Dry roast the semolina and mix well with the butter. Mince the cashew nuts, chop the pumpkin preserve, grate the nutmeg and crush the cardamoms and cloves. stiffly beat eight egg whites. Beat the semolina and butter mixture into the egg yolks, then fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites followed by the cashew nuts, pumpkin preserve, nutmeg, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, golden syrup, lime rind and essences and mix well together.
Put mixture into a greased cake tin and place in a moderate oven (170 C: Gas Mark 3) for 2-2 1/z hours, or until a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.
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