Tahini Cake

by Rita Ghantous February 26, 2020

TAHINI CAKE

2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup tahini

Garnish:
Ground pistachios

Whisk flour, baking powder, salt & set aside.
With an electric mixer (or by strong hands!) whisk sugar, eggs & vanilla until foamy.
Add to sugar/ egg mixture the oil & milk then flour and mix.
Add tahini in the final step & mix until mixture is homogeneous.
Butter the baking pan & coat with sesame.
Pour batter in cake pan ( just make sure the batter is not filling more than half the depth of any pan)
Preheat oven to 180c for 10 minutes & bake for 35-40 minutes or more.
Garnish with toasted and ground pistachios