these little syrup soaked cakes a packed with citrus flavour. i added juice from a lime, lemon and pink grapefruit in to the sponge and the syrup.
i made the labne and sweetened it with honey and a vanilla pod
labne is a soft cheese made with greek yogurt and salt. its so easy to make.
recipe for the sweet vanilla labne
1 kg 2 pounds greek style yogurt
1 vanilla bean
1/2 tsp salt
1/3cup 115g honey
slice the vanilla pod and remove the seeds, mix the yogurt, honey, salt and vanilla bean together and place in a sieve lined with a double layer of cheese cloth.
pull cloth into a ball and squeeze some of the liquid out and tie up.
keep in the fridge for at least 12 hours squeezing out the liquid occasionally.
for the cakes
1/4 tsp saffron threads
3 tsp citrus juice
1 vanilla bean
200g 6 1/2 oz butter
2 tsp grated rind from pink grapefruit and lemon
3/4 cup 165g caster sugar
3 eggs separated
1 2/3 cups 250g self raising flour
1 cup 280g Greek style yogurt
preheat the oven to 180c 350f
add the saffron threads into the citrus juice and set aside until later
add the egg whites into a clean bowl and add the yokes into another.
cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy then add the yokes and seeds from a vanilla pod.
add the zest and fold in.
sift in 1/4 of the flour then add 1/4 or the yogurt then d the same again until it is all mixed in,
beat the egg whites until soft peak then fold a 1/4 at a time.
spoon into making tin and bake for approx 25 minutes.
to make syrup
in a pan add juice from half a pink grapefruit, half a lemon, half a lime, a few threads of saffron and add 3 tbsp honey and 1/2 cup 110g caster sugar.
mix in a pan until the sugar has dissolved then let thicken for a few minutes (about 3)
once cakes are cooked tip out on to a cooling rack and brush with the syrup,
serve with the labne and more syrup.
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Holy smokes! These are absolutely stunning. And that flavour is super cool!
Bonsoir,
Je sens que je vais prendre mon sac… mon manteau et j'arrive pour une dégustation !! accompagnés d'une tasse de thé, ces gâteaux me semblent savoureux !…
Gros bisous ♡
Just beautiful what gorgeous pictures. Is labne similar to ricotta? Must give it a try soon you made me curios.
wow those are so cool! Love the homemade labne, very interesting 🙂
Hello Aimee…I'm a huge fan of labne and your recipe is superb. Stunning photos too. I found you some time ago and have been following for a while. I'm launching my Five Star Frugal linky party today, focusing on elegant living on a shoestring, and I'd be honoured if you would share your lovely post there. Happy Blogging New Year.. Mimi xxx
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