Saffron cake is one of the sweetest and most delicious traditional Iranian desserts, distinguished by the unique taste and color of saffron. This colorful and fragrant saffron cake can be an ideal choice for entertaining guests or enjoying with family. In this article, we will teach you the authentic and extremely delicious saffron cake recipe.
Ingredients:
– 4 eggs
– 1 cup (200 grams) of sugar
– 1 cup (200 grams) of liquid oil or softened butter
– 1 teaspoon of brewed saffron
– 2 cups (250 grams) of flour
– 1 teaspoon of salt
– 1 teaspoon of baking powder
– 1 teaspoon of vanilla
Preparation method:
1. First, brew saffron in a cup of boiling water and set aside to cool.
2. Combine eggs and sugar in a large bowl and beat with a hand or electric mixer for 5-7 minutes until completely white and spongy.
3. Add softened oil or butter and brewed saffron to the egg and sugar mixture and stir gently until it becomes uniform.
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder and vanilla.
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the egg and sugar mixture and mix gently with a wooden or bladed mixer until a uniform dough is obtained.
6. Grease a cake mold with a little oil and pour the dough into it.
7. Bake the mold in a preheated oven at 180°C for 45 to 55 minutes. To check for doneness, insert a wooden skewer into the center of the saffron cake; If the skewer comes out clean, the cake is ready.
8. Remove the saffron cake from the oven and let it cool completely.
9. Your colorful and fragrant saffron cake is ready to serve. You can decorate it with powdered sugar or cream.
What Makes a Really Original and Super Delicious Saffron Cake?
1. Using high quality saffron: Fresh and high-quality saffron is the first and most important ingredient for a first-class saffron cake recipe. Iranian saffron is considered one of the best varieties in the world. The use of excellent saffron with its rich color, pleasant aroma and unique taste will give your cake a unique color and taste.
2. Correct brewing of saffron: Before adding to the dough, you should soak saffron in boiling water. This makes the color and taste of saffron to be completely released. Saffron brewing time is usually between 20 and 30 minutes.
3. Using milk or grapefruit juice: To achieve the soft texture of saffron cake, it is better to use milk or grapefruit juice instead of ordinary water in preparing the dough. These liquids add more flavor and moisture to the cake.
4. Beat eggs and sugar completely: Beating the eggs and sugar until they double in volume is another secret of the soft and spongy saffron cake. This will cause the air bubbles to rise, resulting in a light and puffy texture.
5. Precise control of cooking time: Over or under baking can affect the quality of saffron cake. The ideal cooking time is usually between 45 and 60 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees Celsius. Do the wooden skewer test to fully cook the cake.
By following these secrets, you can prepare an authentic, colorful, fragrant and extremely delicious saffron cake at home and enjoy this traditional and pleasant dessert. In addition to cake, saffron is also used in preparing other types of Iranian sweets and desserts.
The Use of Saffron in Sweets and Other Types of Cakes
1. Saffron sweet (saffron rice bread): This traditional and popular sweet is prepared with a paste of rice, sugar, oil, saffron and sometimes pistachios or walnuts. Saffron gives it a unique color and taste.
2. Saffron Coconut Sweet: Delicious coconut sweet that gets a unique taste and color by adding saffron in the dough or on top of it after cooking.
3. Saffron flower sweets: Among the decorative and beautiful Iranian sweets that are prepared with a paste containing saffron and oil or butter.
4. Saffron color: This delicious and colorful sweet is made from the combination of rice, saffron, flour, oil and grape juice.
With its unique taste and color, saffron makes many traditional Iranian sweets and desserts distinctive and attractive. The pleasure of tasting the saffron flavor of these colorful and aromatic sweets will undoubtedly be an unforgettable experience.
Buy Quality Saffron to Prepare Authentic Saffron Cake from Faraz Hypermarket
For the original and delicious saffron cake recipe, it is very important to prepare high quality saffron. Faraz Hypermarket is an ideal option for buying this precious spice by offering all kinds of first-class Iranian saffron. In Faraz Hypermarket, you can find Sargol, Negin and other reputable brands of saffron. This hypermarket guarantees that the saffron offered is completely original and prepared from the best saffron-growing regions of Iran, such as Qaenat, Sarayan, and Torbat Heydarieh. The saffrons offered in Faraz have a rich orange color, warm and spicy taste and aroma. They are pleasant, which shows their high quality. This point is very important, because low-quality saffron not only does not give the desired taste and color to the saffron cake, but may even cause a bitter or unpleasant taste. In addition to high quality, Faraz Hypermarket offers saffron at a reasonable and competitive price. You can safely buy the best saffron for making saffron cake without worrying about paying too much.
Conclusion
To prepare a truly authentic and delicious saffron cake, the use of high quality saffron is of particular importance. Faraz Hypermarket offers first-class Iranian saffron from the famous saffron-rich regions of the country and is considered a good option for buying this precious spice. In addition to superior quality, Faraz Hypermarket sells saffron at a competitive price so that consumers can buy the best without worrying about the high cost. Having first-class saffron will make your saffron cake have an attractive orange color, a warm and pleasant taste, and a pleasant aroma of saffron, creating a delightful experience for consumers. Don’t miss the opportunity to buy quality saffron from Faraz Hypermarket so that you can prepare and enjoy this traditional sweet in the best possible way.
