ROSE CARDAMOM AND BLOOD ORANGE LOAF CAKE
The soft light of dawn peaked through the frost-laced
window, bestowing a rosy pink glow across the room. Before I could make my way
to put the kettle on, the smell of sweetly aromatic rose and cardamom greeted
me like an unraveling bloom, radiating into the world just as the morning sun
rises and warms. The air already tasted sweet, spicy and slightly floral.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegan butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup organic cane sugar
- 1 tbsp dried rose petals (culinary grade), plus more for topping
- 2 flax eggs (2 tbsp flax meal mixed with 6 tbsp water)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup organic, unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 cups 1-to-1 gluten free flour (I used this brand.)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/2 cup vegan cream cheese
- 1/2 cup organic powdered sugar
- 2 1/2 tbsp blood orange juice
- blood orange slices (optional for garnish)
