Best Rose Cake Recipes

ROSE WATER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan.
• Cream sugar and butter for cake together in a bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt separately, then add to mix, and cream together. Stir in half-and-half and rose water. Add a few drops of food coloring to turn pinkish (or whatever color you want). Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• While cake cools, beat confectioners' sugar and butter with an electric mixer on low speed, then increase speed to medium for about 3 minutes. Add half-and-half and vanilla extract and beat for 1 minute more. Add more half-and-half if frosting is too thick. Frost cooled cake.

AUNT ROSé'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 10-inch (3-quart) bundt pan, knocking out excess.
• Sift flour. Beat together butter and cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add sugar, flour, and vanilla and beat on low speed until just combined (mixture will appear dry and crumbly). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition (mixture will form a batter as eggs are added).
• Pour batter into pan, smoothing top. Bake in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes, then invert onto a rack and cool completely.

ENGLISH ROSE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line the base and sides of 3 x 20cm round loose-bottomed cake tins with baking parchment. Tip all the ingredients for the cake into a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until well combined. Divide the mixture between the 3 cake tins and smooth the tops. Bake for 45 mins, swapping the tins halfway through so they cook evenly. Leave to cool for 10 mins in the tins, then remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the rose syrup, put the sugar in a pan with 100ml water and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Turn up the heat and bubble for 1-2 mins, then remove from the heat. Add the rose water: start with 1 tsp and taste, as some varieties are much stronger than others - just be careful as the syrup will be really hot. Spoon half the syrup over the 3 sponges and set aside.
• Add 2 tbsp of the syrup to the raspberries and crush them with a fork. Push the raspberries through a sieve into a bowl and discard the seeds. Sift in the icing sugar and mix to a smooth icing. In a second bowl, add another 2 tbsp of the syrup and the vanilla to the cream and whisk until it holds soft peaks. Chill until needed.
• To assemble, place one cake, flat-side up, on a plate or cake stand, and top with half the cream and a third of the remaining raspberries (see tips, below). Sandwich another cake on top and add the remaining cream, another third of the raspberries, then the last cake. Smooth the raspberry icing over the top, letting it drizzle down the sides. To decorate, we used a mixture of rose petal pieces (available from cookshops or online), homemade crystallised rose petals (see step-by-step, above) and the reserved raspberries.

ROSE PETAL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9-inch tube pan.
• Sift together flour and salt; set aside.
• Beat butter in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy; it should be noticeably lighter in color. In a separate bowl, beat sugar and eggs together until doubled in volume. Mixture should be thick and lemon-colored.
• Add sifted flour and salt gradually to the egg mixture, mixing until fully combined. Fold in creamed butter and mix thoroughly.
• Divide batter into two equal parts. Into one part, add the almond extract and the ground almonds. To the other part, add the rosewater and the red food coloring. Spoon batters alternately into the prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a cake tester comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cake cool for 15 minutes; then remove from pan to cool completely. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.

PISTACHIO AND ROSE WATER SEMOLINA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit/100 degrees Celsius. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and grease a 9-inch/23-centimeter round springform pan and line with parchment paper.
• Make the candied rose petals, if desired: Whisk egg white by hand until frothy. Then, using a small pastry brush or paintbrush, very lightly paint both sides of each petal with egg white; do this in a few small batches, brushing and then sprinkling the sugar lightly over both sides of each petal. Shake off excess sugar and lay petals on the lined baking sheet. Place in the oven for 30 to 45 minutes, until dry and crunchy, then set aside to cool.
• Make the cake: Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit/180 degrees Celsius.
• Combine pistachios and cardamom in a food processor. Process until the nuts are finely ground, then transfer to a bowl. Add almond meal, semolina, baking powder and salt. Mix together and set aside.
• Place butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until fully combined, but take care not to overwork it; you don't want to incorporate a lot of air into the mixture. With the machine still running, slowly add eggs, scraping down the sides of the bowl a few times and making sure that each batch is fully incorporated before adding the next. The mixture will curdle once the eggs are added, but don't worry; this will not affect the end result.
• Remove the bowl from the machine and add the dry ingredients, folding them in by hand and, again, taking care not to overmix. Next fold in lemon zest, lemon juice, rose water and vanilla extract and scrape the batter into the pan. Level with an offset spatula and bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean but oily.
• While the cake is in the oven, make the rose cream: Place all the ingredients for the cream in a bowl and whisk to beat everything together for about 2 minutes, until thick. Keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• Make the rose syrup: About 10 minutes before the cake comes out of the oven (you want the syrup to be warm when the cake is ready), place all the ingredients for the syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring so that the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat. Don't worry that the consistency is thinner than you might expect; this is how it should be.
• As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, drizzle all of the syrup over the top. It is a lot of syrup, but don't lose your nerve - the cake can take it! Sprinkle with finely chopped pistachios and set the cake aside in its pan to come to room temperature. Remove from pan and scatter rose petals over the cake. Serve immediately, with a generous spoonful of rose cream alongside. (The cake keeps well for up to 5 days in an airtight container. The rose petals should be sprinkled over just before serving.)

SUMMER BERRY CAKE WITH ROSE GERANIUM CREAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the bases of three 23cm cake tins. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add the almond extract and lemon zest. Use a fork to whisk the yogurt with the eggs. With the mixer on a low speed, add the flour, ground almonds and 1/2 tsp salt to the butter and sugar, alternating with the yogurt and eggs.
• Divide the batter between the tins and bake for 35-40 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool in the tins for 5 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack, remove the parchment and leave to cool.
• Beat the mascarpone to loosen it. Whip the cream until it holds its shape. Combine the cream, mascarpone and lemon juice, then carefully add the icing sugar and flower water to taste.
• Assemble the cake just before serving. Toss the berries with the caster sugar. Spread the flattest cake with half the cream, then add half the fruit. Top with a second cake, spread with the rest of the cream and top with the rest of the fruit. Finish with the last cake, sift over icing sugar, then decorate with rose geranium petals and rose geranium leaves (as long as they're small).

AUNT ROSE'S SORGHUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease a 9" x 9" baking pan.
• Cream the sugar and butter together.
• Add sorghum and mix.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and cinnamon in another bowl.
• Stir dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
• Stir the boiling water into the batter; it will foam up.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until it springs back after being pressed lightly.

SCENTED ROSE OR GERANIUM CAKE

Steps:

• Rose Geranium Flavored Sugar: Gently wash 24 small rose-scented geranium leaves (or lemon-, mint-, apple-, or nutmeg-scented leaves) or 1 cup rose petals in water. Drain; place on paper towels and let stand, uncovered, to dry completely. In a clean 1-quart glass jar or bottle, layer the geranium leaves or rose petals with 1 cup sugar or extra-fine granulated sugar. Cover the jar or bottle tightly with a lid. Let stand at room temperature for at least 24 hours or up to 1 week to absorb oils from geranium leaves or rose petals.
• Generously butter and lightly flour a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Arrange geranium flowers or other edible flower petals in a single layer on bottom of prepared pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine flour, lemon peel, and salt; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a very large mixing bowl, beat eggs, egg yolks, and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for about 6 minutes or until very thick and pale yellow, scraping bowl frequently.
• Gently fold one-third of the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Repeat with remaining flour mixture. Gradually pour one-third of the melted butter over batter, gently folding to combine. Repeat with the remaining butter.
• Carefully pour the batter into the prepared pan over the flowers. Bake for about 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean and the top is a light golden brown.
• Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Loosen side of cake from pan by running a knife around edge of cake. Invert cake onto a large serving platter and cool completely.
• To serve, lightly sprinkle top of cake with Rose Geranium Flavored Sugar. Garnish with bouquet of fresh geranium flowers, if you like. Serve with whipped cream, if you like.

MARASCHINO CHERRY POUND CAKE BY ROSE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat ovend to 325 grease and flour an 8 inch tube pan or I use a star shaped pan. Mix together the flour, baking powder and salt set aside. Drain your jar of maraschino cherries, blot off excess juice and cut the cherries in half, set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the extracts. Beat in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Dredge cherries in the 1/4 cup of flour then fold them into the batter. Spread into the prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 80 minutes and test. Let cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes, turn out on wire rack and cool completely. I powder sugar mine.

ROSE'S DOWNY YELLOW BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour the sides of an 8 by 3-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with a parchment paper round that has been cut to fit.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, 1/2 cup (4.3 oz / 121 g) of the milk, and the vanilla.
• Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix on low speed for 30 seconds. Add the remaining 1/4 cup (2.1 oz / 60 g) of milk and mix on low speed until moistened, about 15 seconds. Add the butter and beat on medium speed for 1 1/2 minutes or until smooth and aerated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the egg mixture in 3 batches, mixing on medium speed for 20 seconds and then scraping down the bowl after each addition.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the surface with an offset spatula. Bake, rotating the pan midway through baking, until the cake springs back when gently pressed in the center, 55 to 60 minutes. You can also test for doneness by listening to the cake: Remove the pan from the oven, set it on a wire rack, lower your ear to the cake, and listen. If you hear the cake snap, crackle, and pop, it needs a few more minutes in the oven. If it's quiet, it's done.
• Let the cake cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes, and then run an offset spatula around the inside of the pan. Invert the cake onto the wire rack, lift off the pan, and remove the parchment. When the cake is cool enough to handle, after about 20 minutes, reinvert it so the top is facing up. Let cool completely, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours before assembling.

STRAWBERRY ROSE CREPE CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, butter, sugar, and eggs.
• Add ½ cup (120 ml) of milk at a time, stirring vigorously, making sure that each addition is completely incorporated into the batter and that the batter is smooth before adding more milk.
• Strain the batter through a fine mesh sieve. The batter should be very liquidy and have no lumps. Rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight.
• Make the filling: In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese and sugar. Using a hand mixer, beat until combined. Add the heavy cream and mix until smooth. Set aside.
• In a 9.5 inch (24-cm) nonstick pan over medium heat, pour ⅓ cup (40 g) of the batter in the center, and swirl the batter around to the edges of the pan.
• Cook the crepe until bubbles rise to the surface and the bottom is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook on the other side until the edges start to crisp slightly, about 1 minute more.
• Transfer the crepe to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• Stack the crepes on top of each other, then cut in half. Stack the halves on top of each other, and cut the stack into two even strips.
• Place two crepe strips on a flat surface and spread the cream cheese mixture on both. Arrange sliced strawberries on one of the strips.
• Roll up the first strip with the strawberries, then roll the second strip around it. Repeat with the rest of the strips of crepes, alternating between strips with strawberries and strips without. Once it becomes too large to roll, lay the cake on a serving platter.
• Spread the remaining crepe strips with cream cheese and gently press them around the outside of the cake. Refrigerate for 15-30 minutes to set.
• Enjoy!

YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS LEMON/LIME BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE NOT USING WHITE LILY ALL PURPOSE FLOUR, PLEASE OMIT THE 1/2 CUP OF FLOUR. White Lily flour is made from soft winter wheat and is much lighter in weight than regular all purpose flour. It makes for a much lighter cake, and the texture is like that of using cake flour. IT IS MY NEW BEST BAKING FLOUR FRIEND. I have finally been able to find it in my area, I bought it in Indiana at Meijer's, it comes in several varieties. Before it was only available in the Southern states. So if you find it, do try it, and you will notice the difference in the texture of your cake. I love it. All of the cakes & cookies that I made from scratch for the Arkansas Community Reunion were made using White Lily Flour.
• 2. [PLEASE NOTE]I USED A 16 CUP CAPACITY SQUARE BUNDT PAN TO MAKE THIS CAKE.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Add butter, imperial margarine, sour cream and sugar to mixing bowl. Beat till creamy and smooth, about 10-15 minutes.
• 3. Then add eggs one at a time, beating well after each has been added.
• 4. Measure out flour to medium size bowl, add baking powder, dry lemonade mix, lemon pudding mix, and stir to blend together & set aside till needed.
• 5. Measure out 1 cup of heavy whipping cream.
• 6. These are some of the other ingredients used to make this cake so flavorful.Alternately add flour mixture and whipping cream into mixing bowl, beating well after each addition till creamy and smooth.
• 7. Zest the lemons first, then roll to break up membrane, then juice into small cup. Remove seeds & add juice & zest to cake batter, beating well till blended.
• 8. Add lime juice and blend into cake batter.
• 9. Prepare Bundt pan with Bakers Joy, or grease with butter, and dust lightly with flour, remove any excess flour.
• 10. Check beaters for any lemon zest wrapped around blades, then add back into batter, and stir well before adding to cake pan.
• 11. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes in preheated 325 degree F. oven, or until tooth pick inserted into center comes out clean.
• 12. Cool at least 10 minutes after removing from oven. Allow cake to pull away from the sides of the cake pan.
• 13. Prepare the frosting by creaming the butter with the powdered sugar and pudding mix. Then add the lemon & lime juice and yellow food coloring if desired, beating well till creamy and smooth. Then add evaporated milk if needed in 1 tablespoon increments, until frosting reaches the consistency you desire. Garnish cake with additional Lemon and Lime slices if desired, and accent with Maraschino cherry halves. I used green silk leaves to line the cake platter, before adding the cake, and also used silk Roses in the middle of the cake to make an impressive presentation.

RHUBARB-PISTACHIO BUNDT CAKE WITH ROSE GLAZE

Steps:

• Make the cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour Bundt pan, tapping out excess flour.
• Rub together granulated sugar and lemon zest with your fingers in a large bowl until fragrant. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream lemon sugar and 3/4 cup butter until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, scraping down sides of bowl and beating well between each addition. Beat in rose water and vanilla extract on medium-low speed until just combined.
• Whisk 2 1/4 cups flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in another large bowl. With mixer on low, add dry ingredients to lemon sugar mixture in 3 additions, alternating with yogurt in 2 additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients, scraping down sides and bottom of bowl as needed. Fold in pistachios.
• Cut rhubarb crosswise into 2 1/2" pieces. Using a mandoline set to 1/4" or a very sharp knife, slice rhubarb lengthwise, maintaining as much red skin on stalks as possible.
• Pour one-third of the batter into prepared pan and smooth surface. Add half of the rhubarb, nestling pieces side by side to form a thick ring on top of batter. Pour another third of the batter on top of rhubarb layer; smooth surface. Repeat with remaining rhubarb and batter.
• Bake cake until the surface is cracked and golden brown, springs back to the touch, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Let cake rest in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack.
• Make the rose glaze:
• Whisk powdered sugar, milk, rose water, vanilla extract, and salt in a medium bowl until well combined. Glaze should be pourable but stiff enough to hold its shape-it can be thickened with more powdered sugar or thinned with more milk if needed.
• Decorate the cake:
• Using a spoon, drizzle rose glaze over cooled cake, holding the spoon a few inches above the cake. While glaze is still wet, sprinkle rose petals and pistachios on top.
• Do Ahead
• Cake can be baked, cooled, wrapped in plastic, and stored at room temperature up to 3 days. Glaze can be made and stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.

ESTHERS ORANGE MARMALADE CAKE BY ROSE MARY

Steps:

• 1. THE CAKE: Pre heat the oven to 350degrees F.Lightly butter three 9 inch round cake pans, line them with parchment paper,then lightly butter and flour the paper, shaking out any excess.
• 2. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Then sift again into another bowl.
• 3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter on medium speed, until light in color, about 4 minutes.
• 4. Add the 2 2/3 cups of sugar in a steady stream with the mixer running. Beat until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
• 5. Add eggs and yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Be sure to stop at least once to scrape down the batter from the sides of the bowl.
• 6. After all of the eggs have been added, continue to beat on medium speed for 2 more minutes.
• 7. With the mixture on low speed, add the oil and beat for 1 minute.
• 8. In a small bowl combine the orange zest, vanilla, and buttermilk.
• 9. Using a rubber spatula, fold in half of the dry ingredients. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add half of the buttermilk mixture. Fold in remaining dry ingredients, scrape down sides of bowl and add the remaining buttermilk.
• 10. Pour the batter among the prepared pans, smooth the surface,rap each pan on counter to expel any air pockets or bubbles, then place in oven
• 11. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let the cakes cool in the pan on racks for 20 minutes.
• 12. THE ORANGE SYRUP: In a small bowl stir together the orange juice and 1/4 cup of sugar until sugar is dissolved. While the cakes are still in the cake pan, use a toothpick or skewer to poke holes at 1/2 inch intervals in the cake layers. Spoon the syrup over each layer, allowing the syrup to be completely absorbed before adding the remainder. Let the layers cool completely in the pans.
• 13. THE FILLING: Heat the marmalade in a small sauce pan over medium heat until melted. Let cook for 5 minutes.
• 14. THE FROSTING: In a chilled mixing bowl using the wire whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream with the 4 tablespoons of sugar until stiff peaks form. Add the sour cream a little at a time, and whisk until the mixture is a spreadable consistency.
• 15. TO ASSEMBLE THE CAKE: Invert one of the cake layers on a cake plate, and carefully peel off the parchment. Spread one third of the marmalade over the top, smoothing it into an even layer. Invert the second layer on top of the first, peel off the parchment, and spoon another third of marmalade on top. Place the third layer on top, remove the parchment, and spoon the remaining marmalade onto the center of it.leaving 1 1/4 inch border around the edges.
• 16. Frost the sides and he top border with the frosting, leaving the marmalade on top exposed. Or if you prefer frost the entire cake first, adding the marmalade as a garnish on top.
• 17. Arrange orange segments on top of cake and along the base to add more color. THIS STEP IS OPTIONAL, and my extra touch to the recipe for eye appeal. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

CHERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE BY ROSE

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine flour and sugar, cut in butter until crumbly. Reserve 3/4 cup crumb mixture. Add the baking powder, baking soda and salt to remaining crumb mixture. Stir in the egg, sour cream and almond extract until blended. Press this into the bottom and a little up the sides of an ungreased 9 inch springform pan.
• Filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar, 1 minute. Add egg and beat until just combined. Spread over crust. Carefully top with pie filling. Sprinkle with almonds and reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 350 for 50 to 60 minutes or until center is set. Cool. Carefully run knife around edge to loosen, remove sides. I refrigerate to serve cold.

IRISH ROSE WHISKEY CAKE BY LADY ROSE

Steps:

• 1. PLEASE NOTE: I used all American measurements, & names instead of the metric or Imperial measures. This is my version of the original recipes with the changes I made.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. This is the Rose petal cake pan that I used to bake the cake in. Spray inside of pan liberally with non stick cooking spray and set aside till needed.
• 3. Add Raisins to a small bowl.
• 4. Pour Irish Whiskey over raisins and stir.
• 5. Grate the zest of one lemon over raisins. Cover and microwave 3 minutes.Stir and microwave an additional 2 minutes, set aside then allow to cool till needed.
• 6. Separate 4 large eggs. Set aside till needed.
• 7. Add flour, salt, baking powder, cloves to a separate bowl, then stir to blend and set aside till needed.
• 8. Beat egg whites till stiff peaks form and set aside till needed. NOTE: IF IT IS A RAINY DAY WILL NOT GET REAL HIGH STIFF PEAKS.
• 9. Add softened butter & brown sugar to a large bowl.
• 10. Beat till blended. Then add one yolk, and beat again.
• 11. Add about 1/3 of flour to batter & beat again.
• 12. Repeat alternating with egg yolk and flour till all flour has been added.
• 13. Add raisin mixture to batter and stir to blend. Fold in beaten egg whites, and fold into batter till blended fully.
• 14. Pour cake batter into prepared pan.
• 15. Smooth out top with spatula or back of spoon.
• 16. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until wooden toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Leave in pan 10 minutes then invert onto baking rack to cool completely. Then turn on to large platter.
• 17. Prepare glaze by adding powdered sugar to a medium size bowl.
• 18. Cut lemon in half then squeeze juice of both halves into powdered sugar. Stir together to mix till mixture is desired spreading consistency.
• 19. Add more lemon juice if needed or do as I did, and add a tablespoon or 2 of orange juice till desired consistency is reached.
• 20. Drizzle glaze over entire cake, and garnish as desired with sugar crystals or lemon slices.
• 21. SLICE SERVE AND ENJOY.

VANILLA DUSTY OL' OKIE-ROSE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 10-cup rose-shaped Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together strawberries, preserves, cream cheese, and white chocolate; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together granulated sugar and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together cake flour, corn flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture in two additions, alternating with the buttermilk and mixing well after each addition.
• Pour half the batter into the prepared Bundt pan. Spoon reserved strawberry mixture into pan; top with remaining batter. Transfer Bundt pan to oven and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Let cool for 20 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle tequila over cake, if using; let cool 20 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together confectioners' sugar and vanilla bean seeds; dust cake with vanilla sugar and garnish with rose petals or sanding sugar, if desired. Serve with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE HEDGEHOG CAKE TUTORIAL - LEXIS ROSE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then, butter and flour your cake pan(s) and set aside.
• Pour your lemon juice into your milk, give it a small stir, and set aside. (This should sit and curdle for about ten minutes before being added to the steps below.) You could substitute this for one cup of buttermilk if you have it on hand.
• Combine all dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt) in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
• Next, add the milk/lemon juice mixture, oil, eggs, and vanilla to the flour mixture and combine on medium until everything is mixed thoroughly.
• Finally, reduce the mixer speed (to avoid splashing), and add your hot coffee. The liquid must be hot in order to bloom the cocoa powder and add a richer, intense chocolate flavor to the cake.
• Pour your batter into the prepared pan(s), filling between half- and two-thirds of the way full. If you only have one pan, you will have to keep your batter in the refrigerator and re-use your cake pan until each of your cakes is baked.
• Set your timer for 28 minutes and, when it sounds, check the cake with a toothpick to see if the batter is still wet. If it needs further baking, don't fear: add a few minutes to the timer, check again, and repeat until cake is done. For reference, mine took about 32 minutes each.
• Let the cake rest in the pan on a wire rack for ten minutes, and then carefully flip the cake onto the rack to finish cooling. (Don't begin to carve or frost the cakes until they are fully cooled.) If necessary, repeat the baking and cooling process until all of your batter is baked.

TOASTED-ALMOND CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES IN ROSé-WATER SYRUP

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour cake pan, knocking out excess flour.
• With blender motor at high speed, add half of toasted almonds through top hole and finely grind (be careful not to grind to a paste). Transfer to a bowl and grind remaining almonds in same manner, transferring to bowl. Add flour, baking powder, and salt to ground almonds and whisk until combined well.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until foamy, about 15 seconds, then add superfine sugar a little at a time, beating. Continue beating until mixture is thick, pale, and forms a ribbon when beater is lifted, 7 to 8 minutes in a stand mixer or 10 to 14 minutes with a handheld. Add butter in a slow stream, beating, then add milk and almond extract and beat until just combined. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
• Spread batter in pan, smoothing top, then sprinkle evenly with sliced almonds. Bake until top is golden, cake begins to pull away from side of pan, and a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 30 minutes, then run a knife around edge to loosen and invert onto rack. Turn cake right side up on rack and cool completely, about 30 minutes more.
• Make strawberries in syrup:
• Bring water, sugar, and lemon juice to a boil in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then boil, uncovered, until reduced to about 2 cups, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer syrup to a bowl and cool completely. Stir in strawberries and rose water and macerate at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Whip cream and assemble dessert:
• Beat cream in a large bowl with cleaned beaters until it holds soft peaks.
• Cut cake into 4 squares and reserve 2 squares for another use. Carefully cut each of remaining 2 squares diagonally into quarters for a total of 8 triangles, then halve each triangle horizontally. Sandwich triangle halves with strawberries, syrup, and whipped cream.

GRANDMA ROSE'S HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees; generously grease and flour two 9x5 loaf pans.
• In a large1-quart saucepan, combine the coffee and honey and bring to a boil; let cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg; stir in the oil and brown sugar.
• In another large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger.
• Stir in the nuts and raisins; (the recipe said that Grandpa Sid always said, "Not enough nuts!" so Grandma always put extra in---smile).
• Alternately stir the dry flour mixture and the wet honey mixture into the egg mixture.
• Pour the batter into the loaf pans and bake for 70 minutes or until the cakes are springy to the touch.
• Let cool for 10 minutes, then turn onto wire cooling racks to cool.
• Wrap tightly in foil and let sit for 24 hours, so that the flavor of the honey has time to develop.