Persian Love Cake

The Persian love cake is one of the best options when it comes to moist, spongy, and flavor-packed cakes. This cake is one that melts in the mouth, surprising your tastebuds with aromatic cardamom and rosewater. Read along to learn the amazing history of this cake, and don’t miss out on trying our high-quality, authentic, and undoubtedly delicious Persian love cake in Adelaide.

Why is it called Persian love cake?

The story begins with a young Persian girl, who falls in love with a prince. She figures out that a magical cake is a perfect way to assure the prince’s heart. The young girl made this cake using the best ingredients, including nuts, and spices. She also used an extra ingredient, the most important one, love.

After tasting this cake, the prince fell in love in a blink of an eye, and they lived happily ever after.

What makes a Persian love cake unique?

Now that we know about this magical cake, let’s dig into the important ingredients

For maximum light and fluffy texture, this cake has 50% normal flour and 50% almond meal. Aside from other regular ingredients such as sugar, oil, etc…this cake also has a touch of cardamom, rosewater, and lemon zest.

Now, there’s more to it than that. Aside from the base, there is a special syrup that this cake is glazed with, which has extra flavor and extra moistness. This syrup consists of sugar, lemon juice, and rosewater. The aromatic creation is topped off with chopped pistachios and rosebud petals. I like to also add a special glaze to my cake before garnishing, which assures extra moistness and the best texture possible!

The Azidelicious Persian love cake originals

At Azidelicious, there’s a Persian love cake in Adelaide for everyone, which is why we have a wide range of these cakes with different features. We have the perfect cake for all sizes and occasions, but there is a signature version of this cake too.

The original signature Persian love cake is a small seven-inch cake with delicious syrup and glaze. The best part is that this version of the cake comes in three different versions. The bases of all versions are the same. However, the finishing glazes are different, giving you more choices for looks and flavors. Here is a short description of each one of them:

• Cardamom Rosewater: The cardamom rosewater glaze completes the authentic flavor and really lets you taste this amazing cake. This is the popular glaze in old recipes that everyone enjoys.
• Raspberry: This version adds beautiful color and a hint of fresh raspberries. The balance of raspberry sugar icing melts perfectly with the moist sponge.
• Saffron: Lastly, for anyone who loves a full Persian experience, the saffron Persian love cake is a must-try. With cardamom and rosewater already dominating, saffron completes the experience for your tastebuds.

Frequently asked questions

To finish off, here are some of the common questions we receive about this cake.