Apple Halva Loaf Cake

After trying Ottolenghi's walnut halva cake, I knew I needed to bake more with halva. It's utterly delicious. I adapted this apple cake recipe to include halva, plus tahini for good measure.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 327 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup butter, melted and cooled
• ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 apple, cut into small cubes
• ½ cup crumbled halva
• 5 ½ tablespoons tahini
• 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together. Add apple and halva.

Step 3

Whisk melted butter, eggs, buttermilk, brown sugar, tahini, and vanilla extract together in another bowl. Fold into the flour mixture.

Step 4

Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle turbinado sugar on top.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Tent with foil after 30 minutes to prevent over-browning.

Step 6

Cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.