President's Cake, an American Christmas recipe on Gourmetpedia

Ingredients

• - 125 ml (1/2 cup) warm milk
• - 3 packets of yeast
• - 1/2 tsp. granulated sugar
• - 125 ml (1/2 cup) unsprayed red rose petals (loosely packed)
• - 1/2 tsp. saffron
• - 4 tbsp. brandy
• - 200 g (7 oz.) icing sugar
• - 500 g (1 lb.) flour
• - A good pinch of salt
• - 1 tsp. rose water
• - 10 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• - 225 g (8 oz.) butter, cut into cubes and softened
• - 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) chopped toasted almonds
• - 50 g (2 oz.) red cherries
• - 2 tbsp. finely grated orange zest
• - 4 1/2 tbsp. softened unsalted butter