Sesame & Spice: Baking from the East End to the Middle East by Anne Shooter

  • Pomegranate and almond cakes with rose-scented syrup (page 21)

    from Sesame & Spice: Baking from the East End to the Middle East Sesame & Spice by Anne Shooter

    • Categories: Cakes, small; Sauces for desserts; Afternoon tea; Cooking for a crowd; Middle Eastern
    • Ingredients: butter; caster sugar; eggs; oranges; self-raising flour; ground almonds; pomegranates; pomegranate juice; vanilla pods; rose water
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  • Carrot and tahini cake

    • CourtneyT on February 20, 2026

      Lovely moist, dense cake. I subbed ground cardamom for orange zest as I don’t care for orange flavor unless it’s an actual orange. I also cut back the seed topping by half as it seemed like a crazy amount, but having made it, I’d be happy to use the full amount next time. Depends on how much you like seeds! However, the two small changes worked well for us and I would definitely make again.

  • Cinnamon walnut coffee cake

    • CourtneyT on February 04, 2026

      The original recipe seemed quite large for two so I scaled down by half. The resulting cake is still bigger than I expected. However the flavours are nice- classic vanilla cake with a brown sugar and walnut ribbon. Took a long time to bake. Husband loves this so I will try again with a different pan next time.

  • Italian pumpkin cake (Torte di zucca barucca)

    • CourtneyT on February 07, 2026

      I decided to try this recipe as I still have butternut squash needing to be used. I made a few minor tweaks- I roasted the pumpkin without oil and I drained the resulting purée to remove the excess moisture. I was also impatiently waiting for my husband to get back from the store with the oranges so I soaked the raisins in orange liqueur rather than orange juice. The “cake” is dense, moist and has a consistency similar to bread pudding. This is not a cake in the traditional sense at all but if you like pumpkin pie, you’re probably going to enjoy this.

  • Citrus lavender syrup cake

    • Anea25 on November 02, 2024

      Couldn't taste the lavender but the citrus flavour was delicious. Very crumbly and difficult to cut.

  • Chocolate, almond and pear cake

    • Anea25 on October 10, 2024

      great recipe - gluten free

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  • ISBN 10 1472223608
  • ISBN 13 9781472223609
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  • Published Feb 26 2015
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 256
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
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  • Imprint Headline Book Publishing

Publishers Text

Cinnamon, honey, dates, almonds, apples and pomegranate - these are all flavours that we have grown to love and enjoy and, here in this stunning book of recipes, Anne Shooter has created cakes and bakes that celebrate these wonderful traditional ingredients. Anne has always been inspired by her Jewish family - her grandmothers, mother and aunts who baked honey cake, almond cookies and cinnamon balls, rich challah bread and cheesecakes. In Sesame & Spice, she gives these traditional recipes a very modern interpretation to create her own collection of bakes and cakes for every occasion. A cinnamon coffee cake from the US via Eastern Europe, an apple and blackberry traybake, pomegranate drizzle cake from Jerusalem, flourless chocolate, pistachio and walnut brownies, halva shortbread and a chocolate challah bread and butter pudding. But this is evolution, not revolution, and Anne has also kept precious family recipes for tahini cookies, smoked haddock puff pastries and the bagels and rye breads from her childhood. If you love baking, these recipes will take you on a delightful, delicious journey.

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