Kuwaiti Saffron Cardamom Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F Grease a round 8-inch cake pan with light butter and line with parchment paper.
• In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the egg white until light and fluffy with soft peaks.Using spatula gently fold in the syrup used or the sugar along with cardamom and turmeric.
• Beat the yolk separately in another mixing bowl with the butter milk,the saffron infused milk and the oil.
• Sift together the flours and baking powder together in to a large mixing bowl, then slowly fold in the egg white mixture and york mixture.
• Pour in the prepared pan and sprinkle the top with the nuts.Bakes for about 25 minutes until the top is light brown in color.
• Cool completely and slice.

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease a 12 x 8 pan.
• Beat the butter, eggs and sugar together until sugar is dissolved.Add the flour.
• Spread half of the batter into the pan.
• Add cocoa and milk to remaining batter, mix well and spread over the top.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes until done.
• Let cool for approximately one hour.
• For Filling: Drain the cherries, saving 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of the juice.
• Heat the juice, sugar and cornstarch slowly, stirring constantly.
• Add the cherries.
• When the mix has thickened, set aside to cool.
• For Cream: Cook the pudding according to the package directions with the milk and sugar Let cool to room temperature.
• Beat the butter until creamy and add the pudding spoon by spoon while beating Let rest a few minutes.
• Assembly: Spread the cherry mix on top of the cake and cover with the cream.
• Drizzle melted chocolate over the top.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9-inch bundt pan with butter; dust with cookie crumbs. Set aside.
• Combine flour and baking soda in small bowl; set aside.
• Place sugar and butter in bowl of electric mixer; beat until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition, about 5 minutes total.
• Beat in cardamom and cinnamon.
• Add flour mixture; beat until just combined. Add sour cream; beat until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes; turn out on a wire rack. Cool completely.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F.
• Coat a 9 x 5 loaf pan, with nonstick cooking spray.
• Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, nutmeg and cinnamon into a bowl and set aside until needed.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar using an electric mixer on medium speed until it becomes light and fluffy, (3 - 4 min).
• Lower mixer speed to low and add the eggs one at a time and blend for 1 minute each. Now add the grated zest, lemon juice and buttermilk, mixing well.
• Lastly, you will add the flour mixture and blend until just combined. ( do not overmix).
• Spoon the batter into the pan and smooth out the surface and bake in the center of the oven for 30 - 40 minutes (until a toothpick comes out almost clean, with a few moist crumbs attached).
• Cool the cake in its pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes while you make the glaze.
• For the glaze stir together all the ingredients until well blended. ( Make the glaze to your preference).
• Remove cake from pan and spread the glaze on top and enjoy.
• Make the glaze to your preference, either thick or thin.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180c fan.
• Grease and flour a 23cm round cake tin.
• Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Add butter, egg, and milk and stir to a smooth batter.
• Pour batter into tin, smoothing the surface with a spatula.
• Bake in the lower half of the oven for approx 30 minutes.
• Let cool before removing from tin.