Persian Love Cake, a dreamy cake. The irresistible flavors of rose, cardamom and pistachios make this cake such a perfect cake to celebrate any occasion. If you have the ingredients handy, this Persian Love Cake can be baked very easily and trust me this is the only recipe you'll ever need.
1/4cup(56g) Milk mixed with 1 spoon vinegar/lemon juice
1/4cupRosewater
2tbspVanilla essence
1cup(225g) Light oil (Olive or Vegetable)
For Icing
1CupPowdered sugar
1tspRosewater
2tbspEdible dried rose petals
4/5tbspGround raw pistachio for decorations
Instructions
Pre heat the oven to 350 degree F
Butter and line your pan with a piece of parchment paper
Sift the dry ingredients - flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Keep it aside.
In another bowl, mix eggs, sugar, oil really well till its light and frothy. The more you beat, the fluffier your cake will become.
Add the milk+vinegar mix to the egg mixture. Stir.
Add the vanilla essence and rose water to the wet mixture as well.
Add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and give it a light mix. You should be aiming at folding the dry with the wet. If you overmix, then your Persian Love Cake won't be light.
Add the ground pistachios and cardamom.
Pour the Persian Love Cake batter into the prepared pan and bake in the pre-heated oven for 45 to 50 minutes or till a inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Let the cake cool completely before you start the icing part.
Icing the Persian Love Cake
Mix powdered sugar and rose water. The consistency should be thick but pourable.
Pour the icing on the Persian Love Cake which is cooled completely.
Sprinkle some dried rose petals and pistachio slivers to decorate.
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