4 asian spice cake Recipes

asian pears, oranges, white sugar, all-purpose flour, canola oil, eggs, baking powder, vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, all spice powder, ground ginger

whole almonds, divided, ouzo (unsweetened anise liqueur) or pernod, unbleached all purpose flour, whole star anise,* finely ground in spice mill or in mortar with pestle (about 1-3/4 tsp ground), baking powder, fine sea salt, eggs, separated, sugar, extra-light olive oil or 1/2 cup regular olive oil mixed with 1/2 cup sunflower oil, plain whole-milk yogurt, available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and asian markets.

fine-quality unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, water, sugar, chinese five spice powder, unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened, eggs, chilled heavy cream, chopped crystallized ginger