White Acacia Flower (Robinia) Cake

Ingredients

• 12–15 locust flowers clusters, pluck the petals only
• 1 dl blanched and peeled almonds or pistachios or a mixture of both
• 3 eggs
• 1 ¾ dl sugar
• 1 tbsp honey (acacia if possible)
• 100 g unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tbsp crème fraiche
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 ½ dl flour, sifted
• ¾ dl corn starch, sifted
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp orange flower water / rose water / zest of 1 orange or lemon
• icing sugar for the top

Method

1. Ground almonds and pistachios, they should resemble breadcrumbs.
2. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Mix the flour, corn starch, salt and baking powder together in another bowl.
4. Add nuts and stir into the egg-sugar mixture.
5. Add the butter, orange/rose water or zest, honey and crème fraiche – mix well.
6. Fold in the flower petals and gently mix.
7. Butter a cake mould and pour in the batter.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
9. Leave to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then unmould.
10. Decorate with flowers all over and icing sugar after taste.