Cake with lemon, rosewater and pistachios

Cake with lemon, rosewater and pistachios

Ready in 45 minutes, for 12 servings

Vegetarian

INGREDIENTS:

- baking powder

- all purpose flour

- salt

EQUIPMENT:

- bowl

1) Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.

INGREDIENTS:

- almond meal

- caster sugar

2) Add the ground almonds and caster sugar and mix.

INGREDIENTS:

- sunflower oil

- lemon zest

- yogurt

- honey

- egg

EQUIPMENT:

- bowl

3) Mix the eggs, honey, yoghurt, sunflower oil and lemon zest together well in another bowl.

EQUIPMENT:

- whisk

4) Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and slowly pour in the wet ingredients, bringing them together with a whisk until they are just combined.

INGREDIENTS:

- pistachio nuts

5) Add some chopped pistachios to the mixture.

EQUIPMENT:

- springform pan

- oven

- skewers

6) Pour the mixture into the 22cm springform cake tin lined with greaseproof paper and bake in the oven at 180C for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool in the tin for about 20 minutes.

INGREDIENTS:

- sugar

- syrup

- water

EQUIPMENT:

- sauce pan

7) Meanwhile, make the syrup. In a small saucepan, boil the water and sugar for about 5 minutes until it is reduced by half.

INGREDIENTS:

- lemon juice

- rose water

8) Add the lemon juice and boil for a further 2 minutes, then cool and add the rosewater.

INGREDIENTS:

- pistachio nuts

- syrup

EQUIPMENT:

- toothpicks

9) Make holes on top of the warm cake with a toothpick and spoon the syrup all over the top. Scatter the pistachios over and leave to cool for 1 hour.

10) Decorate with rose petals before serving.