Remembrance cake for Pi.

What better use for the rosemary that Lorraine sent to me but to make the rosemary remembrance cake from ‘Feast’ in honour of her.
I think it was Maria from the Goddess’s kitchen that had the good idea for Pistachio’s friends to cook something in remembrance of her.
Me being me though, I had to find an extra shortcut in the recipe and also for ways of lightening the recipe up. Something stops me nowadays from using almost a whole packet of butter in 1 cake! I’m sorry.
So here’s the lightened up/lazy persons way of making this cake, still unbelievably tasty and extraordinarily moist:

250g (2 small jars) apple puree baby food or ‘American applesauce’ if you’re in the USA.
1 third of a cup of flavourless oil (I used rapeseed oil which is labelled as vegetable oil in the supermarket)
120g fructose
3 eggs
300g plain flour (I used 100g wholemeal flour & 200g white flour)
2 teaspoons baking powder.

So, instead of going the long route and peeling, chopping and coring the apple and then simmering it in a pan until soft, I took the lazy route and used ready made apple puree instead.
Everything is mixed in with the apple in the processor, then placed into a lined loaf tin 170 deg. C for approximately 50 mins.

The cake was only very subtly rosemary infused which I was really pleased about. I’m glad I didn’t simmer the apple with a sprig of rosemary, I think that would have sent it over the top into rosemariness!

Here’s to you Pi.
I never dreamt for a second that you’d be the reason I’d be making this cake.

12 comments on “Remembrance cake for Pi.”

Oh Anna, how very poignant that you used Pi’s very own rosemary. I love this cake but shall try your healthier version next time I make it.Francesca x

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Your shortcut version looks pretty good Anna, Pi would have been impressed I think!!!!!!

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How lovely you used Pi’s rosemary Anna, very poignant. This cake looks beautiful and I have to say I’m very tempted to try it your way, I have to admit I’m always a little put off by cake recipes which have a whole packet of butter in the recipe! (Must be the frugal scots woman in me lol) 😉

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Anna, I agree with Linda. I think Pi would have been especially impressed with both your shortcut and your healthier version of this cake. A true cake of remembrance for Pistachio.

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A nice homage toPi, Anna.xxx

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Pi would have loved it I’m sure :)As an aside, please don’t stop blogging Anna, I always enjoy your posts.KJxx

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What a fitting tribute to use Pi’s rosemary in a rememberence cake to her. It looks wonderful too.I love that apple sauce swap too, I’d never have thought of that.

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Anna, that’s so lovely. I only wish I had known Pi a little better, myself.

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KJ – Thanks for saying that, it means a lot to me. I guess we all go through periods of questioning our thoughts and reasons for blogging…I do go away for short times, but always come back full of enthusiasm for one thing or another.Thank you to everyone else for your comments, it means a lot to me to hear you say that Pi would have appreciated this cake, maybe even the alterations! I was always in awe of her ability to be healthy and put leftover cakes in the freezer! Mine never get that far 🙂

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