Cupid's Cake (Sri Lankan celebration cake)
February 26th 2008 23:56
This is a traditional Sri Lankan recipe (commonly referred to as Love cake) that has been passed down for generations. I prefer to call it Cupid's cake. It's perfect for serving up when you really want to impress someone! First making its appearance during the Dutch occupation of the island in the 17th century, it’s a divine combination of European cake making traditions with the aromatic spices of the East.
Often made on special occasions such as Christmas it also works well as an indulgent tea cake or an after dinner treat.
½ lb. semolina ½ wineglass of rose-water
1lb. soft white sugar ½ wineglass of honey
1/4lb. butter
¼ teaspoon each of grated nutmeg, lemon rind and powdered cinnamon
100 cadjunuts, finely chopped
10 egg yolks
Put the egg yolks into a basin, add the sugar and beat them together. Have the semolina and butter mixed together and add them next. Beat again till well mixed, then add the cadjunuts, rose-water, honey, nutmeg, lemon rind and cinnamon and mix well together. Pour the mixture into a flat cake tin lined with baking paper. Preheat oven to 180ºC (350º F) and bake until the top is nicely browned and the cake is cooked through (you can test this by inserting a skewer, if it comes out coated with mixture, the cake is not yet done).
As this cake is quite sweet it doesn't need any icing.
Often made on special occasions such as Christmas it also works well as an indulgent tea cake or an after dinner treat.
½ lb. semolina ½ wineglass of rose-water
1/4lb. butter
¼ teaspoon each of grated nutmeg, lemon rind and powdered cinnamon
100 cadjunuts, finely chopped
10 egg yolks
Put the egg yolks into a basin, add the sugar and beat them together. Have the semolina and butter mixed together and add them next. Beat again till well mixed, then add the cadjunuts, rose-water, honey, nutmeg, lemon rind and cinnamon and mix well together. Pour the mixture into a flat cake tin lined with baking paper. Preheat oven to 180ºC (350º F) and bake until the top is nicely browned and the cake is cooked through (you can test this by inserting a skewer, if it comes out coated with mixture, the cake is not yet done).
As this cake is quite sweet it doesn't need any icing.
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