Name: Lenôtre Gâtines Spice Cake * (Pain D’épices des Gâtines)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: Makes 2 cakes, each serving 8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 cup + 3 tbsp (14 oz./400 g) golden honey; 3½ tbsp (50 ml) anise syrup or 1 tbsp anise seeds (see Chef’s Notes); Finely grated orange zest; Candied orange peel, cut into thin strips the same length as the width of the cakes; 1¼ cups (9 oz./250 g) sugar; 1 stick + 2 tbsp (5¼ oz./150 g) butter, diced + more for the pans; ¼ cup (1½ oz./45 g) baking powder; 2 oranges; 1 lemon; 1 cup (3½ oz./100 g) sliced almonds; Generous 4¾ cups (1 lb. 3 oz./550 g) whole wheat flour or 5 cups (1 lb. 3 oz./550 g) rye flour; 1⅔ cups (400 ml) water