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an flat lay of slice of cardamom cake with a fork on a plate
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Gluten Free Cardamom Rose Cake

This cardamom cake is infused with rose extract and spiced with cardamom. It's moist and rich plus you can't even tell it is gluten free.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Pakistani, Indian, South Asian
Keyword: cardamom rose cake, gluten free cardamom cake, gluten free cardamom rose cake, rose cake
Servings: 8
Author: Zeeshan Shah

Equipment

  • 1 Round 9 or 10 inch cake pan

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cup cane sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 3 cups almond flour
  • 2/3 cup arrowroot flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom crushed or 3 cardamom pods
  • 1 tablespoon rose water
  • powdered sugar, edible rose petals, chopped pistachios to decorate

Instructions

  • Before you begin, take out your eggs and butter and bring them to room temperature. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, line a round cake tin with parchment paper and start on assembling the cake.
  • In a stand mixer or with a hand beater, whisk the softened butter and add sugar to the bowl. Cream the two together.
  • Once well incorporated, add the eggs one at a time. Once all the eggs are combined, add the rose extract. Set aside and mix together the dry ingredients, almond flour, arrowroot flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • In a mortar add the cardamom, tap down with the pestle and remove the skin. Continue to crush the seeds to a fine powder and add this to the dry ingredients.
  • Whisk everything together and combine well before gradually adding the dry ingredients to the wet. Stirring to incorporate before adding more.
  • Once everything is combined, pour the batter into the lined cake tin, tap it once or twice to settle the batter and pop in the oven for about 40 minutes. Watch the cake as ovens can vary.
  • Test the doneness by inserting a toothpick. It's done if it comes out clean.
  • Take out of the oven and let cool in the pan for 15 minutes before taking it out of the pan and cooling it on a wire rack. Let it cool completely before dusting it with powdered sugar, chopped pistachios and rose petals. Or even icing it with butter cream.

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Notes

  • Rose water is available in most South Asian grocery stores. This is different from rose extract which is more concentrated of the two.
  • Arrowroot flour is available at South Asian grocery stores as well. It is commonly labeled as Araroot powder but is one and the same.