Delicious Iranian sesame cake recipe
Sesame cake is one of the most popular Iranian cakes. In addition to sesame, cardamom and rose perfume also makes this cake more special. Wherever we are in the world, a slice of fragrant sesame cake takes us Iranians home with us and our childhood nostalgia. The ingredients for making this cake are very simple and handmade. It only needs some sesame, which is usually easy to find wherever you are.
ingredients :
- Flour = 3 cups
- Sugar = 2 cups
- Eggs = 4 pieces
- Cardamom = 1/4 teaspoon
- Liquid oil = 1 cup
- Yogurt = 1 cup
- Vanilla = 1/4 teaspoon
- Baking powder = 2 teaspoons
- Rose water = 2 tablespoons
- Sesame = 2/3 cup
Instruction :
first stage:
Beat the sugar, eggs, vanilla and cardamom for 5 minutes on a medium speed electric mixer until creamy and fluffy.
second stage:
Add oil, yogurt and rose, respectively, and stir for another minute or two.
third level:
Mix the flour and baking powder well in another bowl, then add the sesame cake ingredients to the other ingredients and toss with a fork or spoon until the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
Step 4:
Grease your desired mold well. Cover the entire surface of the mold with sesame. Pour the icing into the mold and place the mold in the oven at 175 ° C for 50 minutes.
Test with a toothpick. If the slice comes out of the middle of the clean cake, your sesame cake is ready.
Important Notes:
– You can also add a teaspoon of grated orange peel to the cake icing in the first step.
Stirring in the first stage has a great effect on puffing the cake.
– Cardamom and rose are optional and you can easily remove them from the sesame cake recipe.