Somehow, I must make this cake! :O

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Ingredients:

* 1-1/2 cups cake flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/2 cup rose sugar
* 2 tablespoons rose syrup
* 1/4 cup minced red rose petals
* 1/4 cup milk
* 5 tablespoons butter
* 1 egg
* 1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla
* 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
* Pinch of salt

Rose-Almond Frosting:

* 8 tablespoons butter
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
* 2 tablespoons rose syrup
* 4-1/2 cups powdered sugar
* 5 tablespoons rosewater (as needed)



Persian rose Cake: preheat over to 375 degrees F. In a small mixing bowl, combine cake flour, baking powder, rose sugar, rose syrup, rose petals, milk, butter, egg, vanilla, almond extract, and salt. Blend all ingredients. Beat 4 minutes at medium speed with electric mixer. Turn into lightly buttered and floured round cake pan.

Bake in moderate over (375 degrees F) until a toothpick, when inserted into the center of the cake, comes out clean—about 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before de-panning.

Remove from pan, place on cake rack, cover with towel and let completely cool. Split cake into two layers with a sharp knife. Place one half on serving place and frost top with rose-almond frosting. Carefully place cleaned and trimmed red rose petals over the frosting. Place second half atop iced lower layer. Complete frosting top and sides of the cake. Garnish the top with red rose petals in a decorative pattern of your own choosing.

To prepare rose-almond frosting: in a mixing bowl, beat butter, vanilla, almond extract until butter is softened. Add rose syrup and continue to beat until mixture is fluffy. Add powdered sugar, blending slowly at first to combine ingredients. Add rosewater, one tablespoon at a time, until frosting reached proper spreading consistency.

Note: if a brighter pink color is desired, add 1 to 2 drops of red food coloring or beet juice during the final stages of beating.

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