Name: Persian Love Cake
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 200g/7oz self-raising flour; 60g/2½oz ground almonds; 250g/9oz caster sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp freshly crushed cardamom (see Notes, below); 120ml/4¼fl oz buttermilk; 4 medium eggs; 120g/4/¼oz margarine; ½ tsp rose water; 1 tsp vanilla extract; For the glaze; 180/6¼oz icing sugar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp milk, or as needed; 1 tsp rose water, or to taste; To decorate; 30g/1¼oz shelled pistachios, roughly chopped; 1-2 tbsp Turkish delight (optional); Edible rose petals or fresh flowers

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