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Persian Love Cake
A Persian love cake is one of the most delicious and beautiful desserts of all time! It's perfectly dense, moist, and drizzled with the most delicious glaze to add the most delightfully sweet taste.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 8 People
Calories: 399 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Persian
Ingredients
Cake
- ½ Cup unsalted butter Room Temperature
- 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 eggs Room Temperature
- 1 Cup granulated sugar
- 1 Teaspoon lemon or lime zest
- 2 Teaspoons lemon or lime juice
- 2 Teaspoons rose water
- 1 Teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ Cups all-purpose flour
- ½ Cup fine almond flour
Glaze
- 1 Cup powdered sugar
- 1 Teaspoon rose water
- 1 Tablespoon lemon or lime juice
- edible dried rose petals
- raw pistachios Finely Chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray an 8-inch round cake pan with pan spray and line the bottom with a parchment paper round. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the butter, oil, eggs, and sugar. Beat on medium-high until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Add the zest, lemon, or lime juice, rose water and cardamom. Mix until combined.
- Add the flour, almond flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until combined, scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix again.
- Add the batter to the prepared cake pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- Allow the cake to cool completely.
- Make the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, rose water, and lemon or lime juice. If it’s too thin, add a little more powdered sugar. If it’s too thick, add a teaspoon of lemon or lime juice until it has reached the desired consistency. It should be thin enough to spread across the top of the cake, but thick enough to only drip down the sides and not run all over the sides.
- Sprinkle the top of the cake with pistachios and rose petals.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
399kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
60g
(20%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
71mg
(24%)
Sodium
164mg
(7%)
Potassium
102mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
40g
(80%)
Vitamin A
416IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
51mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8People
Amount Per Serving
Calories 399
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 399kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 71mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 164mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 102mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 40g | 80% |
| Vitamin A | 416IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.