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Ingredients
Syrup
- 330 g raw sugar
- 370 g water
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 cinnamon quill
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 tsp dried fennel seeds
- 1 orange, zest only, no white pith
Cake
- 190 g salted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
- 280 g shelled unsalted pistachio nuts, plus 2 tbsp for decorating
- 170 g raw sugar
- 1 orange, zest only, no white pith
- 3 eggs
- 60 g full cream milk
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 220 g self-raising flour
- 120 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 3447.6 kJ / 820.9 kcal
- Protein
- 14.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 99.6 g
- Fat
- 41.2 g
- Saturated fat
- 11.8 g
- Fiber
- 5.7 g
- Sodium
- 554.9 mg
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