Aarsi’s Ultimate Valentine Cake

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup cake flour
• 14 tablespoons powdered sugar or 14 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, divided in to 2 equal parts
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch table salt
• 3 eggs, separated
• 6 tablespoons water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 green cardamom pod, crushed seeds
• cooking spray
• all-purpose flour, for dusting
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 7 tablespoons powdered sugar or 7 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons edible rose water
• pink food coloring

Recipe

• 1 method for cake:
• 2 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 3 sift together flour, baking powder, salt and 7 tablespoons of powdered sugar. set aside.
• 4 using the paddle attachment, start beating the egg yolks in a bowl.
• 5 while beating the eggs, very slowly add water. combine well.
• 6 now slowly add the oil to create an emulsion (smooth consistency).
• 7 add the sifted flour mixture in several batches to form a smooth batter.
• 8 add the cardamom seeds. mix for another ten-fifteen seconds. set aside.
• 9 in a separate bowl, start beating egg whites while gradually adding seven tablespoons of powdered sugar.
• 10 beat until this mixture forms peaks and triples in volume.
• 11 gently, fold the egg whites into the egg yolk and flour batter. do this in three batches and do not over mix.
• 12 pour the batter on to a 12” x 16” baking sheet, which has been coated with cooking spray and dusted with all-purpose flour.
• 13 place this tray on the top rack of the preheated oven.
• 14 bake until the cake tester comes out clean. it should take about ten to fifteen minutes, depending on the oven.
• 15 when the cake is baked, take the baking sheet out of the oven and place it on a cooling rack. bring to room temperature.
• 16 using a 3-inch cookie cutter cut 12 circles out of the cake sheet. set them aside.
• 17 method for rose frosting:
• 18 start beating 1 cup heavy whipping cream in a mixer bowl, using a whisk attachment.
• 19 once frothy, gradually add the powdered sugar.
• 20 once the sugar is combined, add the food color with the help of a toothpick.
• 21 add the rose water.
• 22 continue beating until it triples in volume and forms peaks.
• 23 place the frosting in a zip lock bag. seal the bag to remove air. push the frosting to one corner and snip that corner of the bag.
• 24 garnishing:
• 25 unsalted shelled pistachios, chopped.
• 26 edible dried rose petals.
• 27 once, you have the frosting ready and the cake cooled, its time to get creative!
• 28 assembling:.
• 29 place one cake circle at the bottom of a glass bowl.
• 30 pipe the prepared frosting to cover this cake circle.
• 31 place another cake circle on top of this frosting and repeat part 2.
• 32 garnish with pistachios and rose petals.