Surprise your valentine with this rose cake specially designed for Valentine's Day. Find rose cake recipe topped with rose petals for your sweetheart.

SERVES : 2

INGREDIENTS :

• 1 Tbsp shortening shopping list
• 2 eggs shopping list
• 2 egg whites shopping list
• 1 Cup sugar or "Rose sugar"(see my recipe) shopping list
• 1/2 Cup canola oil or other vegetable oil shopping list

• 1 teaspoon rose water/Optional if using "Rose Sugar" shopping list
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
• 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
• 1 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
• 1/4 teaspoon soda shopping list
• 2 1/4 Cups all purpose flour shopping list
• 1 Cup buttermilk shopping list
• 8 rose scented geranium leaves-Organic

METHOD

• Heat oven to 350 F.
• Generously grease a 8x12 inch pan with shortening and dust with flour. Lightly pound rose geranium leaves between sheets of wax paper and arrange in the bottom of the pan.
• In a bowl with an electric mixer or a food processor beat together egg whites and sugar.
• Continue beating until the sugar dissolves.
• Beat in the oil, salt, vanilla extract and rose water.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk to the egg and oil mixture.
• Mix only until no flour is visible.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown on the top and firm to the touch.
• Cool for 20 minutes.
• Turn out of pan.
• Allow to cool completely on wire rack.
• Peel off leaves when the cake is ready