Tahini is a terrific condiment that is made from grinding sesame seeds into a paste. The paste adds a warm, nutty flavor to Mediterranean dishes like hummus and baba ghanouj. Most grocery stores ...

Technique tip: Don't fully blend the cake in so you can have larger chucks of cake mixed in. Swap option: Peanut butter instead of tahini would also be so good. Also any kind of cake will work.

Toasting the sesame seeds before making the tahini gives the sauce a far superior flavour. Transfer the toasted sesame seeds to a food processor, then blend until a crumbly paste forms.