Lemon Cake With Rose Water
- 1 7/16 cups cake flour with yeast
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup softened butter
- 4 eggs
- 6 1/16 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon rose water
- 1 lemon juice and zest
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- rose water
- pink food coloring
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees.
- Grease and flour the cake mold. Set aside.
- In a bowl, mix well the flour with 150 grams of sugar, and softened butter.
- In another bowl beat the eggs, water, and rosewater.
- Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, add the lemon zest, and whisk fast.
- Pour the dough into the pan, and bake for 30 minutes until cooked.
- Meanwhile, make the syrup.
- Boil the boil lemon juice and 5 tablespoons of powdered sugar, stirring until the sugar is well dissolved.
- Let boil, and remove from heat.
- Brush the cake with the syrup while it's still warm, and let it cool completely.
- Place the sugar in a small bowl, and add a few drops of rosewater, stirring well and adding more if necessary, until the frosting is soft.
- If you wish, add a bit of pink dye, enough to get pink frosting.
- Mix well.
- Cover the already cold cake with frosting.
- Let dry completely.
cake flour, sugar, butter, eggs, water, water, lemon juice, sugar, powdered sugar, water, coloring
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Lemon-Cake-with-Rose-Water-898064 (may not work)