Kuwaiti gers ogaily (saffron and cardamom cake)
A Kuwaiti cake scented with saffron and cardamom and topped with sesame seeds. Makes about 6 servings.
Gers ogaily pairs a sponge-cake crumb with the aromas of saffron and cardamom. Estimated hands-on preparation time is 15 minutes; baking takes 20 minutes.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listDepends on the product
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Cereals containing gluten
Baking powder
Documented presence
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Sesame
Sesame seeds
Ingredients without verified allergen data 5
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Eggs, Icing sugar, Flour, Ground cardamom, Saffron.
Method
- 01
Beat the eggs and sugar
Preheat the oven to 177 °C. Beat the eggs and powdered sugar in a bowl until the mixture is even and foamy.
Temperature: 177 °C / 350.6 °FReady to continue when: The mixture is even and slightly foamy.
- 02
Fold in the dry ingredients and saffron
Sift the flour with the baking powder and gradually add it to the egg and sugar mixture. Stir in the ground cardamom and saffron until no dry flour remains.
Ready to continue when: The batter is even, with no visible pockets of dry flour.
- 03
Bake the cake
Pour the batter into a 20 cm round pan. Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the top and bake for 20 minutes at 177 °C.
Temperature: 177 °C / 350.6 °FReady to continue when: The surface is set and the center of the cake is cooked.
20 min
Ingredients
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