MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Baldry's Pistachio & Rosewater Sponge Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Nuts Yield: 12 servings 12 oz Self raising flour 12 oz Granulated sugar 12 oz Salted butter 4 oz Crushed pistachios 6 lg Eggs 2 tb Milk MMMMM--------------------------ICING--------------------------------- 6 oz Salted butter 12 oz Icing sugar Few drops of culinary rose - water Set the oven @ 360 F/182 C Grease 2 cake tins, then line with baking parchment. Measure your flour, sugar and butter into a large mixing bowl. Crush the pistachios and add to the bowl of dry ingredients. Add the 6 eggs to the bowl and mix together using an electric whisk Once all your ingredients are mixed together, add milk to get the mixture to a dropping consistency Divide the mixture equally between your 2 tins, then bake for 40 minutes To make your rosewater icing, add your icing sugar, butter and rosewater essence into a bowl and mix together. Once the sponge is cooled, slice each sponge into two, to create a layered cake. Add the rosewater icing in-between each sponge, then decorate with 2 oz crushed pistachios and dried rosebuds on top RECIPE FROM: https://baldrysgrasmere.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM