Panforte
About the bake
This is a traditional Italian cake packed with nuts, spices and honey. Serve it in tiny slices with dessert wine or liqueur.
Method
Step 1
Pre heat oven to 160°c (fan 140°c, gas mark 3). Line a 20cm round cake tin with edible rice paper and lightly grease the edge of the tin.
Step 2
Melt the chocolate and set aside. Place the nuts, peel, cinnamon, flour and cocoa powder in a mixing bowl.
Step 3
Place the caster sugar and honey in a saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil and boil for 2 minutes then pour over the nut mixture with the melted chocolate and mix well.
Step 4
Pack the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 25 minutess until set. Leave to cool completely in the tin, then turn out and serve in small thin slices.
Ingredients
- 2Edible rice paper (sheets)Â
- 75gPlain chocolate (70% cocoa)Â
- 125gHazelnuts (shelled, lightly chopped)Â
- 125gAlmonds (blanched) (lightly chopped)Â
- 175gCandied peelÂ
- 1 tspCinnamonÂ
- 75gAllinson's Plain White FlourÂ
- 1 tbspCocoa powderÂ
- 125gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster SugarÂ
- 150gHoneyÂ