Victorian Rose Geranium Cake

Victorian Rose Geranium Cake
Victorian Rose Geranium Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 1449 calories, 18g of protein, and 48g of fat. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up rose geranium leaves, cream of tartar, food coloring, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Victorian Rose Geranium Cake, Chocolate Cake with Rose Geranium Frosting, and Scented Geranium Pound Cake.

Instructions

1
Infuse the butter for the cake: Rub 6 rose geranium leaves to release the oils. Wrap the leaves around the butter. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
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Infuse the sugar for the frosting: Rub 4 rose geranium leaves, then combine with 1 1/2 cups sugar in an airtight container and let stand at room temperature overnight.
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Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Rub the remaining 10 to 12 leaves and arrange in the pan.
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Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the milk, 3/4 cup water and the vanilla. Unwrap the butter and remove the leaves. Beat the butter and 1 3/4 cups sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in the egg whites, two at a time.
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5
Add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
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Pour the batter into the pan; bake until golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; invert the cake onto a rack and remove the leaves.
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Remove the leaves from the sugar.
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Put the sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, salt and 1/3 cup cold water in a large heatproof bowl and beat with a mixer, 1 minute.
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Place the bowl over a pot of barely simmering water. Beat until the mixture holds stiff peaks, about 7 minutes.
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Remove from the heat, add the food coloring and beat until spreadable, about 2 minutes.
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Spread the frosting over the cake.
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Photograph by Kana Okada
DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 20 m.
Servings4
Health Score9
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