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English rose cake
Photo: David Holifield

English rose cake

15 ingredients 40 min Cuts into 15 slices openrecipes
English rose cake

A stunning floral layer cake, flavoured with rosewater and layered up with vanilla cream, raspberry icing and crystallised petals

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

911
Calories
38g
Protein
25g
Fat
130g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Raspberry 1 cup (123g) 64
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Rose not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 350g butter , softened
  • 500g golden caster sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 200g full-fat natural yogurt
  • 500g plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp rosewater
  • 140g golden caster sugar
  • 1-2 tsp rosewater (depending on your taste)
  • 85g raspberries , defrosted if frozen, plus 100g to decorate
  • 250g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 300ml double cream
  • rose petal pieces and crystallised rose petals (see step-by-step, above), to decorate

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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