Pink Pea and Anise Syrup Cake - Hodmedod's Wholefoods

Ingredients

• vegetable oil for greasing
• 250g cooked pink flamingo peas or whole yellow peas (see cook’s note below)
• 225g spelt flour (or plain flour)
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• seeds from 4–5 star anise pods (about 20 seeds)
• 150g golden caster sugar
• 200g unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into chunks
• 3 medium eggs, preferably organic