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Pomegranate Cake (Persian Love Cake)
This moist and tasty Pomegranate Cake (Persian Love Cake) recipe uses ground almonds, rose and cardamom for a decadent cake that is refreshing and delicious.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 502 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (200g) unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup (150g) caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon rose water
- ¾ cup (100g) all-purpose flour (plain flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 3 cups (300g) almond meal (ground almonds)
For the pomegranate icing:
- 1 ½ cups (150g) powdered icing sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons pomegranate juice or substitute lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon rose water
To decorate
- pomegranate arils/seeds
- 1 tablespoon chopped pistachios
- Dried culinary rose petals or buds optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160C. Lightly grease a 23cm round loose-bottomed cake pan and line with baking parchment.
- Add the butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl and cream together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then beat in the rose water, lemon zest and juice.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder, cardamom and salt and stir in with the ground almonds.
- Spoon the mixture into the cake pan, smooth to the edges and bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
- It’s done when an inserted knife or toothpick in the middle comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, make the pomegranate drizzle by mixing the icing sugar, pomegranate juice and rose water together.
- When the cake is completely cool, drizzle it with the pomegranate topping, then sprinkle with the pomegranate arils/seeds and chopped pistachios and rose petals if using.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
502kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
32g
(49%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
65mg
(22%)
Sodium
245mg
(10%)
Potassium
91mg
(3%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
34g
(68%)
Vitamin A
704IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
106mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 502
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 502kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 65mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 245mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 91mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin A | 704IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 106mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.