Cake with lemon, rosewater and pistachios
non vegetarian

Cake with lemon, rosewater and pistachios

Prep: 15m
Cook: 25m
Total: 40m

Preparation Steps

1

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.

2

Add the ground almonds and caster sugar and mix.

3

Mix the eggs, honey, yoghurt, sunflower oil and lemon zest together well in another bowl.

4

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and slowly pour in the wet ingredients, bringing them together with a whisk until they are just combined.

5

Add some chopped pistachios to the mixture.

6

Pour the mixture into the 22cm springform cake tin lined with greaseproof paper and bake in the oven at 180C for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.

7

Allow to cool in the tin for about 20 minutes.

8

Meanwhile, make the syrup.

9

In a small saucepan, boil the water and sugar for about 5 minutes until it is reduced by half.

10

Add the lemon juice and boil for a further 2 minutes, then cool and add the rosewater.

11

Make holes on top of the warm cake with a toothpick and spoon the syrup all over the top.

12

Scatter the pistachios over and leave to cool for 1 hour.

13

Decorate with rose petals before serving.