Persian Love Cake is a moist, aromatic cake flavored with rose water, orange flower water, nutmeg, and cardamom. It strikes the perfect balance between a tender, soft crumb and a rustic texture thanks to nutty almond flour and semolina flour. To really make it a work of art, this cake is topped with a scented glaze and decorated with rose petals and chopped pistachios.

I have a confession. Until I lived in the Middle East, I always thought that beautiful floral scents like rose and lavender were better suited for soap than for food.

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