This is a mouth-watering traditional Maltese cake. It is prepared for the feast dedicated to Saint Martin, which fall on the 11th November. It is a rich cake packed with nuts and dried fruit.
I hope you will enjoy it! And as the Maltese people sing during this feast “ġewż, lewż, qastan, tin- kemm inħobb lil San Martin!” (trad. “walnuts, almonds, chestnuts and figs- gosh I love San Martin!”)

- DifficultyEasy
- CostMedium
- Preparation time30 Minutes
- Cooking time30 Minutes
- Serving8 people
- Cooking methodOven
- CuisineMediterranea
- SeasonalityAutumn, Winter
Ingredients
Preparation
– put the sultana in a bowl and soak it in lukewarm water for about 20 minutes;
– roughly chop all the nuts and put them in a big bowl;
– chop the dried figs and the date, and mix them with the chopped nuts;
– add the grated orange zest;
– drain the sultana and add it to the rest of the fruit;
– put 2 eggs in a separate bowl together with the sugar, whip till you get a frothy smooth cream;
– sift the flour onto the whipped eggs, fold gently with a spoon to blend all the ingredients together;
– add the baking powder, the ground spices and fold everything together once again;
– pour the obtained mixture onto the bowl containing the nuts and fruit;
– fold gently until you amalgamate everything together;
– pour the thus obtained mixture onto a greased baking tray of 24 cm diameter;
– bake at 180 degrees for about 25/30 minutes;
– allow the cake to cool down, then remove it from the baking tray;


Notes
Varied doses for servings
I liked the consistency of this cake – the nuts add such a nice crunch.
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Loved this…very very good – I will repeat this definitely…Thanks Pietru 😛
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This was a sure hit!!
thanks 🙂
Made it yesterday, very easy to make and absolutely delicious!
I am so glad! Thanks 🙂
Se nippruvaha. Tidher delizzjuza. Grazzi