St.Martin’s Cake

Servings: 8 Total Time: 1 hr 14 mins Difficulty: Beginner
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For St Martins Day Malta has the tradition to give a sewn cotton bag, filled with shelled nuts, fruit and a bun to children.

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St.Martin’s Cake

Author: Lorraine Cauchi Cooking Method: Cuisine: Courses: Recipe Keys: Meat & Poulty Mixing
Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 40 mins Cook Time 34 mins Total Time 1 hr 14 mins
Servings: 8
Best Season: Winter

Ingredients

Method

  1. Cover the chopped dates with warm water and leave to soak for 1 hour.

  2. In a large bowl sift all dry ingredients and mix together. Add the chopped nuts, figs, rind, oil and eggs.

  3. To the date mixture add the mandarin juice and Amaretto then pour into dry ingredients and fold in until well combined.

  4. Butter grease a 23cm/9-inch springform cake tin then dust with flour and cocoa powder.

  5. Pour in cake mixture, decorate with a few cherries and pecans on top (optional) and bake in oven 180C/350F for 35 minutes or until a skewer stick is inserted in the middle comes out clean.

  6. Enjoy