Ahmad alzamel cake recipe
A fluffy, citrusy cake with Middle Eastern soul. Vegan swaps included! Perfect for impressing your mother-in-law or eating straight from the pan at 2 a.m.
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Servings: 12
Calories: 240kcal
Cost: 10
Equipment
- Your hands (for crushing pistachios dramatically)
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups flour whole wheat, gluten-free, whatever, Ahmad won’t haunt you
- 3 eggs or flax eggs: 3 tbsp ground flax + ½ cup water. Stir and let sit like a chia pet
- ⅔ cup sugar or honey, maple syrup, or a mashed banana for chaos bakers
- ½ cup olive oil the kind you’d drizzle on bread, not the cheap pizza-shop stuff
- ⅔ cup yogurt Greek, coconut, or that forgotten tub in your fridge’s abyss
- Zest of 2 oranges pro tip: wash them first unless you like wax frosting
- 2 tsp orange blossom water optional, but makes you feel like a fancy pastry chef
- 1 tsp cardamom the spice drawer hero you forgot existed
- A fistful of pistachios for crunch and Instagram clout
Instructions
- Heat the Oven: 325°F. If your oven’s moody like mine, toss in an oven thermometer.
- Make Flax Eggs (If Vegan): Mix flax and water. Stare at it suspiciously for 10 minutes until it’s gooey.
- Mix Dry Stuff: Flour, baking powder, cardamom, salt. Whisk. Pretend you’re a wizard.
- Mix Wet Stuff: Eggs (or flax gloop), sugar, oil, yogurt, zest, and blossom water. Whisk until your arm complains.
- Marry Wet + Dry: Dump dry into wet. Fold gently, no overmixing, or the cake gods will frown.
- Let Batter Nap: 15 minutes. Use this time to call your mom or doomscroll TikTok.
- Bake: Pour into greased pan. Smash pistachios over the top. Bake 45-50 minutes. If it browns too fast, throw foil on top like a cake blanket.
- Cool: Wait 20 minutes. Resist cutting into it, or you’ll get crumbly chaos.
Notes
Notes from My Kitchen Disasters:
No Cardamom? Use cinnamon. Ahmad might side-eye you, but it’ll still taste like heaven. Burnt the Top? Scrape it off and say you meant to make a “deconstructed” cake. Too Dry? Drizzle with honey and blame the altitude. Kids Hate Nuts? Swap pistachios for rainbow sprinkles. Instant party. Want Extra Drama? Serve with rose petal ice cream and a story about your “culinary journey.”
No Cardamom? Use cinnamon. Ahmad might side-eye you, but it’ll still taste like heaven. Burnt the Top? Scrape it off and say you meant to make a “deconstructed” cake. Too Dry? Drizzle with honey and blame the altitude. Kids Hate Nuts? Swap pistachios for rainbow sprinkles. Instant party. Want Extra Drama? Serve with rose petal ice cream and a story about your “culinary journey.”
Nutrition
Calories: 240kcal | Calcium: 2mg
