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Olive Oil Couscous Cake with Crème Fraîche and Date Syrup Recipe

Olive Oil Couscous Cake with Crème Fraîche and Date Syrup Recipe

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Olive Oil Couscous Cake with Crème Fraîche and Date Syrup

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 cup all purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp coarse kosher salt
1/2 cup uncooked couscous
3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup sweet muscat wine (such as beaumes-de-venise or bonny doon)
6 large egg yolks
3 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp finely grated orange peel
1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup chilled creme fraiche
1/2 cup date syrup
12 dates (such as deglet noor or medjool), pitted, thinly sliced

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Brush 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 3-inch-high sides with olive oil. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper round; brush parchment with olive oil. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Stir in couscous. Whisk olive oil and Muscat in another medium bowl to blend.
Using stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat egg yolks, eggs, and 1 cup sugar on high speed in large bowl until thick and pale yellow, about 7 minutes. Transfer to large wide bowl. Stir in orange peel. Using rubber spatula, gently fold in flour mixture alternately with olive oil mixture in 4 additions each (mixture may deflate slightly). Transfer batter to prepared pan. Tap pan lightly on work surface to eliminate any air bubbles.
Bake cake until dark brown and beginning to pull away from sides of pan and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Transfer cake to rack and cool in pan at least 30 minutes. Turn cake out onto platter (cake may fall slightly in center). Do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool. Cover with foil and store at room temperature.
Using electric mixer, beat cream and créme fraîche in large bowl until soft peaks form.
Cut cake into wedges. Place 1 cake wedge on each plate. Drizzle date syrup over. Spoon whipped cream alongside. Sprinkle dates over.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	876.53 Kcal (3670 kJ)
Calories from fat	427.4 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	47.49g	73%
Cholesterol	309.36mg	103%
Sodium	222.57mg	9%
Potassium	712.04mg	15%
Total Carbs	101g	34%
Sugars	64.49g	258%
Dietary Fiber	4.86g	19%
Protein	15.48g	31%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	3%
Iron	2.5mg	14%
Calcium	191.4mg	19%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	323.58 Kcal (1355 kJ)
Calories from fat	157.78 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	17.53g	73%
Cholesterol	114.2mg	103%
Sodium	82.16mg	9%
Potassium	262.85mg	15%
Total Carbs	37.28g	34%
Sugars	23.81g	258%
Dietary Fiber	1.79g	19%
Protein	5.72g	31%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	3%
Iron	0.9mg	14%
Calcium	70.6mg	19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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