It’s been quite a while that I ‘ve been thinking to make a cake with halva! I decided to replace the sponge cake with semolina halva and play with a very cool orange cream, based on fresh juice! I set the cake with a hoop but you can just make it in any pan. I decorated it with chocolate ganache (made with dark chocolate and almond milk) but this is optional in case you want a lighter version.
Ingredients
For the Semolina Halva-
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- Two teacups semolina coarse ,
- 1 cup olive oil ,
- 2 cups sugar ,
- 1/2 cup honey ,
- 5 cups water ,
- 1 / 4 cup coarse walnuts ,
- 1/4 cup pine nuts ,
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon ,
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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- 1 liter of fresh orange juice ,
- 50g. sugar ,
- 70 gr. cornflour
Instructions
For the Semolina Halva-
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- Boil water, sugar, honey, and spices for 2-3 minutes. ,
- Put the oil in a wide pot to heat up. ,
- Pour in the semolina slowly, stirring with a wooden spoon. ,
- Add the walnuts and pine nuts and keep stirring carefully. ,
- When the semolina get a dark, golden color pull the pot out of the fire. ,
- Add the syrup and then keep cooking again until absorbed. ,
- 30 minutes later put the halva into a cake tin for at least two hours.
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- Pour 750 grams of orange juice in a pan and let it heat up. ,
- Mix the cornflour and sugar with the remaining juice. ,
- When the juice starts to boil add the cornflour mix and stir until the cream thickens. ,
- You may add orange zest for more flavor, as well as cinnamon.
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- First cover your pan with a layer of halva ,
- Get the second layer with the orange creme ,
- Cover it with the 3rd layer of halva ,
- You may add a thin layer of chocolate to make it even more intriguing!
