Persian Love Cake | Delicious Persian Inspired Cake Recipe

A fluffy and moist almond cake infused with subtle cardamom flavour. This Persian love cake is doused in citrus infused syrup, topped with pistachios and dried rose petals. Recipe Details:https://www.sugarspicenmore.com/persi... Ingredients 1 cup Almond flour ¾ cup Plain flour ½ cup Semolina flour 1 cup Greek style Yogurt 1 teaspoon Green cardamom ground 1/3 cup Melted butter 1/4 tablespoon Olive oil See Notes 1 cup sugar 3 Large Eggs 2 Tsp Baking Powder Pinch of Salt Syrup ½ cup Orange Juice Alt. Lemon juice ½ cup Caster Sugar 1 tsp Rosewater optional Decoration ⅓ cup Slivered or chopped Pistachios Dried Rose Petals Instructions In a bowl combine almond flour, plain flour, semolina, cardamom powder and baking powder and set aside. In another mixing bowl add yoghurt, sugar, melted butter, olive oil and eggs. Mix well using a whisk until combined. Add half of flour mixture in wet mixture and mix well. Repeat with remaining flour. Pour the mixture into prepared tin. Bake for 45 mins or until skewer comes out clean. While cake is in the oven combine orange juice and sugar. Bring it boil on medium heat. Keep stirring and simmer for 2 mins. The syrup should be warm to pour over the cake. Remove cake from the oven. Let it stand for 10-15 mins and then turn over in a serving tray. Poke holes all over the cake using a skewer. Pour syrup over the cake and allow it to soak for few minutes. Garnish with pistachios and rose petals. Notes Any neutral tasting oil like vegetable oil, canola or rice barn oil can be used.