Cake:
pinch of saffron strands
50ml of almond milk
2 cups ground almonds
3 free range eggs
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup extra virgin coconut oil
zest of 2 oranges
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup of shelled raw pistachios
Syrup:
1/2 cup almond milk
1/4 cup honey
pinch of saffron strands
Combine saffron and milk in a small glass and heat in the microwave for 1 minute. Let sit.
Preheat oven to 180C
Mix all remaining cake ingredients (except pistachios) together using a fork or a spoon or a food processor. Not your fingers.
At last, add heated saffron/milk mixture (should be yellow) to the batter. Mix well.
Pour batter into a round greased cake tin.
Top with pistachios.
Bake.
For 35-40 min or until the fork comes out clean.
To make the syrup, do as you did with the previous saffron/milk mixture. Combine milk, honey and saffron in a small glass and heat in the microwave for 1 minute. Let sit.
When cake is done, make a few pokes in it using a fork then pour the syrup in.
Let cool completely before inverting onto a plate.
Serve with yoghurt and love and yoghurt.
another stunning recipe
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The cake looks great but I’m pretty curious about the name.
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There’s already a Persian Love Cake out there and a Cantonese cake called Wife Cake so I combined the two ;) Persian Wife Cake hehe
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Want.
The cake, not a Persian wife. I already have one.
A wife but she’s not Persian…
Oh you know what I mean.
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Hehehe
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False advert, isn’t it though? There’s no wife listed anywhere on the recipe. Where does one go to acquire a Persian wife? I knew a really lovely Persian lady but she was already married and so was/am I, so how’s that going to work out now? I’d only break the Persian wife’s poor husband’s heart.
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Hahaha it’s more a call for you to find me a suitable match so I can become a Persian wife ;)
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a beautiful young lady like yourself should have her choice of any eligible gentleman. I’ll leave the choice up to you.
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Ah if only it were as easy as that! :P
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YUMMM. Where has middle eastern food been all my life?! Ahah.
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Beautiful and so mouth watering! Thanks for sharing your lovely and creative recipe! :)
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