Unit 6A, Phumelela Park, Montague Drive

Rosewater & Raspberry Sponge Cake

Delight your senses with our Rosewater & Raspberry Sponge Cake, a beautifully crafted dessert that combines the delicate essence of rosewater with the vibrant flavor of fresh raspberries. This light and airy sponge cake is infused with aromatic rosewater, creating a subtly floral backdrop for the sweet-tart raspberries that adorn each layer.

Instructions

01
Heat oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Lightly grease two 20cm cake tins and line with baking parchment. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs a little at a time, scraping down the side of the bowl after each addition. If the mixture starts to curdle, add 1 tsp flour. Add the vanilla extract, mix in half the flour, then fold in the rest.
02
Divide the mixture between the cake tins and bake for 20-25 mins – a skewer inserted into the middle of the cakes should come out clean. Leave to cool in the tins for 10 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
03
Meanwhile, make the filling. Whisk the cream to soft peaks, adding the rosewater as you go, then fold in the jam, being careful not to over-mix.
04
Place one of the sponges on a serving plate and top with the cream mixture. Scatter with the raspberries, then top with the other sponge.
05
For the icing, mix together the icing sugar, 2 tbsp water and the rosewater, and stir in the juice from a few crushed raspberries. Drizzle over the cake, arrange the rose petals and the remaining raspberries on top and dust with icing sugar.

Ingredients

Unsalted Butter
225 g
Caster Sugar
225 g
Medium Eggs
Beaten.
4
Vanilla Extract
1 tspns
Self-Raising Flour
225 g
Double Cream
150 ml
Rosewater
1 tspns
Raspberry Jam
4 Tblspns
Raspberries
Slightly crushed.
150 g
Icing Sugar
175 g
Rosewater
For Icing.
1/2 tspns
Raspberries
Handful for decorating.

Order these Ingredients