Recipes · Sri Lankan · Cakes
Love Cake
One serving has 528 kcal and 13 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (90%), copper (61%), manganese (38%), phosphorus (38%), thiamin (38%) and riboflavin (35%). Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 35 min
- Makes: 1 serving (144 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, honey, nut
Ingredients
- 40 g Semolina
- 20 g Cashews
- 30 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 25 g Sugar
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 8 g Honey
- 0.3 g Cardamom
- 0.2 g Nutmeg
- 5 g Water
- 0.3 g Baking powder
Method
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg.
- Stir in the honey, cardamom, nutmeg and rose water.
- Fold in the semolina, chopped cashews and baking powder until just combined into a thick batter. This makes 1 portion; multiply by 8 and bake in a lined tin for a whole cake.
- Pour into a small greased dish and bake at 160°C (320°F) for 30-35 minutes until set, deep golden and a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool completely before slicing; love cake is dense and moist, and improves after resting for a day.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 528 kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 67.4 g | |
| Water | 37.8 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.4 g | 8% |
| Protein | 12.7 g | 26% |
| Tryptophan | 0.17 g | |
| Threonine | 0.44 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.56 g | |
| Leucine | 0.98 g | |
| Lysine | 0.57 g | |
| Methionine | 0.27 g | |
| Cystine | 0.3 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.65 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.39 g | |
| Valine | 0.7 g | |
| Histidine | 0.29 g | |
| Fat | 24.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.5 g | |
| Saturated | 10.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 144 mg | |
| Calcium | 59.1 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.55 mg | 61% |
| Iron | 3.7 mg | 21% |
| Magnesium | 82.5 mg | 27% |
| Manganese | 0.68 mg | 38% |
| Phosphorus | 267 mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 260 mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 49.3 µg | 90% |
| Sodium | 71.6 mg | |
| Zinc | 2 mg | 25% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.42 mg | 38% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.39 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.6 mg | 19% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.89 mg | 18% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.18 mg | 14% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 93.1 µg | 23% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.29 µg | 12% |
| Choline | 91.2 mg | 21% |
| Vitamin A | 151 µg | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 0.21 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 24.6 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.95 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 8 µg | 9% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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