Persian Love Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • Petals from 2 organic roses

  • Cake
    • 1 cup cake flour
    • 14 tablespoons baker's sugar or superfine sugar, divided
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
    • 3 large eggs, separated
    • 6 tablespoons water
    • 1/4 cup canola oil
    • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
    • 1/4 teaspoon whole cardamom seeds (removed from about 5 green cardamom pods)

    Frosting
    • 2 1/2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream, divided
    • Pinch of saffron threads

    • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
    • 1 teaspoon rose water

    • 2 tablespoons natural unsalted pistachios

    Description

    This Chiffon Cake Filled With Rose-scented Whipped Cream Is Inspired By The Aromatics Found In Persian, Turkish, And Indian Confections. Cardamom...

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