Persian Love Cake

Create a beautiful and delicious cake that is sure to please any dessert lover! Almond flour, rose water and cardamom come together to create a simple to make, but exotic tasting dessert. Learn How to Make Persian Love Cake in your very own kitchen.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Persian

Keyword: Persian Love Cake

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 35

Servings:

Calories: 333kcal

Ingredients

For the cake:

½ cup of room temperature butter
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 eggs room temperature
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 teaspoon lemon juice you will only need one lemon for the lemon ingredients
2 tablespoon + 2 teaspoon rose water
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¼ all purpose flour
½ cup Fine Almond flour I use Bob’s Red Mill
1.5 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt

For The Glaze:

1 ½ cups of powdered sugar
2 teaspoon rose water
2 tablespoon whole milk can use 2%

For Garnish:

¼ cup chopped pistachios
¼ slivered almonds
3 tablespoons rose petals optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease an 8” round cake pan.
Using an electric mixer, add the following ingredients into a bowl; the butter, vegetable oil, eggs and sugar and beat about 2-3minutes until light and fluffy.
Then add in the lemon juice and zest, the vanilla extract and rose water.
Turn the speed to low and then add the flour, the almond flour, the cardamom, the baking powder and the salt until just mixed.
Pour the batter into the prepared greased cake pan.
Bake for approximately 35 minutes or until light brown and when a knife or cake tester is inserted into the cake and it comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool completely before preparing the glaze.

For the glaze:

Combine the powdered sugar, whole milk and rose water into a microwave safe bowl and whisk to completely combine ingredients.
Microwave for 20 seconds and immediately pour onto the cooled cake.
Lastly, add the crushed pistachios, almonds and rose petals. (the glaze sets quickly so the garnishes may not be set within the glaze)

Notes

*I purchased this Rose Water from Amazon. The rose water can also be found in the beauty sections of health food stores, Whole Foods, or your local co-op.

*I also purchased these Rose Petals from Amazon for garnish.

*Recipe Adapted recipe from Broma Bakery (https://bromabakery.com/persian-love-cake-cardamom-rose-almond-cake/)

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