Queen Mab'S Midsummer Night'S Dream Rose Petal Cake

• cake
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, plus
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 1/2 cups self raising flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon rum or 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fragrant rose petal
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted in oven until golden
• 1 tablespoon rose water
• frosting
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon rum or 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fragrant rose petal
• cyrstallised rose petal
• toasted almond, slivers

1. CAKE.
2. Preheat oven to 180C/350u0b0F.
3. Mix wet ingredients in one bowl. Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
4. Fold wet and dry ingredients together. When mixture is combined fold in chopped rose petals. Mixture will be slightly lumpy.
5. Bake in 2 greased, floured 9" cake tins for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
6. Cool on wire racks.
7. FROSTING.
8. Whip whipping cream until soft peaks form. Slowly add sugar and Vanilla. When combined fold in almonds and finely chopped rose petals.
9. ASSEMBLING THE CAKE.
10. Sandwich the two cakes together with the frosting and then swirl the rest of the frosting it all over the top and the sides of the cake.
11. Sprinkle with the crystallised rose petals and a few extra toasted almond slivers.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/queen-mabs-midsummer-nights-dream-rose-petal-cake-290576 (may not work)