Rose Of Lebanon Cake Recipe

Rose of Lebanon Cake

From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago

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50 minutes to make
Serves 16

This cake is very different to the usual pound cake recipes. It calls for rosewater, which you can find in Middle Eastern grocery stores (if not your regular grocery). You could also substitute orange flower water for the rosewater if desired. Read more See less

cake
rosewater
almonds
lebanon
pink
buttercake
sweet
exotic
nutty
bake
middle-eastern

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened shopping list
½ cup applesauce shopping list
1 cup white sugar shopping list
5 eggs shopping list
1 cup flour shopping list
1 cup chickpea flour shopping list
½ teaspoon salt shopping list
1 teaspoon almond extract shopping list
2 tbsp finely chopped almonds shopping list
1 teaspoon rosewater shopping list
2 drops red food coloring shopping list

How to make it

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease one 9 inch tube pan.
Cream butter and applesauce well.
In a separate bowl beat sugar and eggs together until doubled in volume.
Add sifted flours and salt gradually.
Fold in butter and applesauce thoroughly.
Divide batter into two equal parts.
Add the almond extract and almonds to one half.
To the second half, add the rosewater and the red food coloring.
Spoon batters alternately into the prepared pan. Swirl lightly with a knife.
Bake 50 minutes. Let cake cool before removing from pan.

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jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 213.6
Total Fat: 11.5 g
Cholesterol: 86.6 mg
Sodium: 78.0 mg
Total Carbs: 23.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
Protein: 4.9 g
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dixiejet 16 years ago
I HAVE some rosewater in my pantry ! And I'm always on the lookou for a way to use it. I bet this is delicious ! Thanks for the post !
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ambus 16 years ago
This looks absolutely beautiful! Next on my list to make this weekend..
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jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
You can substitute the chickpea flour for regular or soy flour even, but the chickpeas add a nice nuttiness to the cake.
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krumkake 16 years ago
Another interesting one, jo_jo_ba! I will find some chickpea flour and give these a try - they sounds delicious.
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kjroxx 16 years ago
This sounds so lovely - I am a huge fan of rosewater in cooking so this is perfect for me. Can I substitute the chickpea flour or should I venture out into the world and track it down?
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riverznnd 16 years ago
This looks neat...I'm trying to remember which store I saw the rosewater in. Chickpea flour? Health food store!
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" It was excellent "
berry ate it and said...
Wow! jo_jo_ba... Thanks very much for this wonderful recipe... I'll rate it 5!
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shirleyoma 16 years ago
Ahhhhh, I have some chickpea flour, and this sounds easy.. yummmmm
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Wow! jo_jo_ba... Thanks very much for this wonderful recipe... I'll rate it 5!

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