Pistachio Baklava Cake | American Pistachio Growers

Ingredients

• 1 cup honey
• ¼ cup rose water
• Zest of 1 orange
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 eggs, separated (room temperature)
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cardamom powder
• 2 tablespoons rose water
• ½ cup milk or almond milk
• ½ cup oil
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour sifted with 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1½ cups ground pistachios
• 1 apple, peeled, cored, and chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons raw pistachio kernels
• 1 tablespoon blanched almonds
• 1 teaspoon dried rose petals