The Premier's Cake
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TypeDessert
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 29, 2026
A solemn date cake as a table with a chair for the new prime minister.
A neatly arranged Moroccan date cake shaped as a table with a single prominent chair at its head, symbolizing the new female prime minister. The cake is square, with a small round mousse as the chair, marking the leader's seat. Fitting for the news: a woman at the head of the table.
Ingredients
- 200 g soft pitted dates
- 150 g almond flour
- 75 g unsalted butter
- 2 eggs
- 100 g dark chocolate (70%)
- 50 g sugar
- 200 ml heavy cream
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 1 tbsp orange blossom water
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 roll marzipan (white, approx. 100 g)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a square baking tin (20x20 cm) with parchment paper.
- Roughly chop the dates and melt the butter. Mix dates, almond flour, butter, eggs, sugar, salt, and orange blossom water into a firm batter.
- Pour the batter into the tin and bake for 25 minutes. Let it cool completely.
- Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie. Whip the cream stiff with vanilla sugar and honey. Mix half the cream with the melted chocolate to make a light mousse.
- Cut the cooled cake into a neat square slice. Place a square piece on each plate as the 'table'.
- Shape a small, firm round 'chair' from marzipan and set it at the head of the table. Place a scoop of chocolate mousse on the chair as the 'seat'.
- Serve the remaining mousse in small dollops beside the table.
Serving notes
- Dust lightly with powdered sugar for a solemn look.
- Place the marzipan chair firmly against the cake for the silhouette.
- Serve on a large, white plate for a clean effect.