Persian Love Cake

persian love cake with saffron cream sliced At the end of the Middle Eastern Feast Dinner Party, after you’ve enjoyed a spicy Ginger Rogers cocktail and a meal full of rich and bright flavors, you’ll need a dessert that can hold its own. This Persian Love Cake does the trick. I certainly didn’t invent this one, but I definitely claim to have made a few improvements to the original. Here, the chemistry remains largely unaltered, but the flavor has more depth and the rose is more pronounced. Also, I simplify the decorations. A scattering of pomegranate seeds is sufficient. When I have time, I sometimes candy some of the geranium leaves you’ll notice throughout my recipes or ask my florist to order organic roses that I can scatter over the cake, but let’s be honest, that isn’t all that realistic, and the Persian Love Cake is dramatic and gorgeous all on its own.

Cardamom Rose Petal Cake
Serves 12
Persian Love Cake is a spiced rose petal and cardamom batter that's light and moist topped with saffron whipped cream for a very special dessert.
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
137 calories
19 g
47 g
6 g
3 g
1 g
40 g
68 g
9 g
0 g
5 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
40g
Servings
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 137
Calories from Fat 52
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6g
9%
Saturated Fat 1g
4%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 47mg
16%
Sodium 68mg
3%
Total Carbohydrates 19g
6%
Dietary Fiber 0g
1%
Sugars 9g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A
1%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
4%
Iron
6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 1 cup cake flour
  2. 9 tablespoons sugar
  3. 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  4. ¼ teaspoon salt (I like sea salt)
  5. 3 large eggs, separated
  6. ¼ cup canola oil
  7. 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  8. ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
  9. ½ cup rose petal spread (you can find it at an Indian grocery store)
  10. Saffron Cream Frosting
Instructions
  1. cake ingredients
  2. Preheat oven to 325° F. You need two 8-inch-diameter cake pans with 1½-inch-high sides. Prepare the pans with spray oil or butter.
  3. Beat 2 tablespoons sugar and the rose petal spread until the paste breaks down and becomes smooth.
  4. Beat in yolks, oil, lemon peel, and cardamom.
  5. Add flour, baking powder and salt and beat until just smooth. Do not over beat.
  6. batter no whites
  7. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add 7 tablespoons sugar; beat until whites resemble thick marshmallow fluff.
  8. Fold whites into batter gradually and gently.
  9. mixing batterDivide batter between prepared pans.
  10. Bake until cakes are golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in pans on racks 15 minutes. Turn out and cool completely.
  11. Place one cake layer on your serving plate. Spread with a little less than half of the frosting.
  12. frosting layer one
  13. Top with second cake layer.
  14. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
  15. Chill at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours.
  16. Garnish with pomegranate kernels when you serve it if you aren't up for making sugared rose petals, or can't find edible petals.persian love cake sliced with pomegranates
Notes
  1. Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap and store at room temperature- when I do this, I leave them in the pans to cool.
Adapted from Bon Appetit
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calories
137
fat
6g
protein
3g
carbs
19g
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Adapted from Bon Appetit
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Saffron Cream Frosting
Serves 12
Persian Love Cake is a spiced rose petal and cardamom batter that's light and moist topped with saffron whipped cream for a very special dessert.
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Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
35 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
35 min
176 calories
11 g
54 g
15 g
1 g
9 g
53 g
15 g
10 g
0 g
5 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
53g
Servings
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 176
Calories from Fat 129
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g
23%
Saturated Fat 9g
46%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 54mg
18%
Sodium 15mg
1%
Total Carbohydrates 11g
4%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Sugars 10g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A
12%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
3%
Iron
0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
  2. Pinch of saffron threads
  3. ⅔ cup powdered sugar
  4. 2 teaspoons rose water
  5. 2 tablespoons boiling water
Instructions
  1. Put saffron in boiling water to steep; chill until cold.
  2. Beat cream, powdered sugar, and rose water in large bowl until soft peaks form.
  3. Add saffron liquid.
  4. Beat until peaks form.
Adapted from Bon Appetit
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calories
176
fat
15g
protein
1g
carbs
11g
more
Adapted from Bon Appetit
Dirty Laundry Kitchen https://www.dirtylaundrykitchen.com/

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