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Persian love cake
Fruit and vegetables
½ unwaxed
lemon
, finely grated zest and juice
½
orange
, finely grated zest and juice
½
lemon
, juice only
Tins, packets and jars
150g/5½oz
plain flour
, plus extra for dusting
Cooking ingredients
225g/8oz golden
caster sugar
2 tsp
rosewater
or orange blossom water
2 tsp
baking powder
½ tsp
bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp ground
cardamom
or cinnamon
100g/3½oz
ground almonds
100g/3½oz ground
pistachios
150–175g/5½–6oz
icing sugar
a few drops
rosewater
25g/1oz nibbed
pistachios
(see tip)
Dairy, eggs and chilled
200g/7oz unsalted
butter
, softened, plus extra melted for greasing
4 free-range
eggs
, beaten
3 tbsp
soured cream
or natural yoghurt
Other
1 tbsp
orange juice
1 tbsp edible dried rose petals, or fresh if available (optional)
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