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bread? sweet bread? cake?
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Servings: 20
ingredients:
for the dough (each cake):
  • 240 g all-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 150 g sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 150 g olive oil
  • 150 g milk
  • zest of an organic orange
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
for the flavour (dark cake):
  • 2 tbsp aperol
  • tsp ground cardamom
  • tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp mace
for the flavour (light cake):
  • 2 tbsp dark rum
  • tsp ground fennel
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
equipment:
  • 2 loaf tins (25 cm)
  • electric handheld mixer
  • manually operated coffee grinder
how to:
  • Preheat the oven to 160° C w/ fan.
  • Mix flour & baking powder & salt; fill 2 bowls - each for a loaf.
  • W/ your electric handheld mixer whip the eggs, add the sugar, add the olive oil & the milk; fill 2 bowls - each for a loaf.
  • Grate the organic orange & add to the egg mess - an orange per bowl.
  • Add orange juice ...
  • Ground the fennel seeds & mix w/ the rest of the spice blend.
  • Add alcohol & spice blends to the bowls w/ the egg mess; so creating different cakes.
  • Line the loaf tins w/ baking parchment.
  • Pour the dough into the loaf tins.
  • Let them bake in the oven for about 40 - 50 min.
  • Make the famous test w/ the wooden pin after about 40 min & decide ...
  • Let the cakes rest for 10 - 15 min; afterwards lift out the cakes & let them cool completely.
Notes
You may store the cakes on the kitchen counter for about 2 - 3 days.
You may freeze slices of the cakes; let them defrost on your kitchen counter.
Attention:
I used the amounts of spices suggested in the recipe
For me it’s too overwhelming - so I like to suggest to use only half of the amounts ...
(This doesn’t mean that the cakes were unenjoyable ... & I’m sure that there are people loving a real spice kick ... )