Rose And Pistachio Cake recipe by Suzette Soobramoney

Ingredients

• Plain cake by Fathima Essa Alli
• 250 g butter
• 1 ½ cups castor sugar
• 5 eggs
• 2 teaspoon vanilla essence
• Pinch of salt
• 3 cups flour
• 4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• ¼ teaspoon rose essence
• ¼ teaspoon Elachi (cardomom) essence/ powder
• 1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2. Add eggs 1 at a time and beat well.
• 3. Add the rest of ingredients and
• 4. Pour into 4 small round greased pans.
• 5. Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes .
• 6. Cool completely and sandwich with rose icing , sprinkle chopped pistachios in between layers ,ice top and sides and decorate with pistachios and dry rose petals .
• 250g margarine
• 4 cups icing sugar
• ½ teaspoon rose essence
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1. Cream margarine well .
• 2. Add sifted icing sugar little at a time and beat till creamy
• 3. Add the rest of the ingredients and beat till combined