Grease a 23-cm round cake tin with high sides, and line it with baking parchment. 2. Add the saffron and rose water to the yogurt and set aside ... Sift in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking ...

This is my idea of a perfect cake: simple ... cover them with 250ml/9fl oz cold water, and drop in the cracked cardamom pods with their fragrant seeds. Put on the heat, then bring to the boil ...

The bold combination of cardamom, with its spicy ... Add a few drops of rose water to taste. Carefully pour the glaze over the cake, letting it drip down the sides. Let it sit for 3 to 5 minutes ...

This date upside-down cake takes the dates from my family’s Rosh Hashanah seder and pairs them with the two fragrant ingredients found in so many Persian sweets: cardamom and rosewater.

Finally, strain out the rose ... cardamom, lemon, orange blossom water, almond, and nutmeg. Rosewater can have a strong flavor, putting some people off, but when baked in this cake it adds a ...