Olive Oil Couscous Cake with Crème Fraîche and Date Syrup Recipe | Epicurious

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
• 1/2 cup uncooked couscous
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup sweet Muscat wine (such as Beaumes-de-Venise or Bonny Doon)
• 6 large egg yolks
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon finely grated orange peel
• 1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup chilled créme fraîche
• 1/2 cup date syrup*
• 12 dates (such as Deglet Noor or Medjool), pitted, thinly sliced
• *Available at Middle Eastern markets and from igourmet.com.