Golden Cardamon Cake

Ingredients: 

1 cup soy milk 

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 

4 tablespoons ground flax or flax meal 

10 tablespoons warm water 

12 tablespoons of vegan butter 

1.5 cups of white sugar 

4 tsp baking powder 

1.5 tsp vanilla extract 

2.5 cups all-purpose flour 

½ tsp ground cardamom 

½ tsp Kola Goodies Golden Glow (w/ notes of nutmeg and turmeric) 

For Saffron Buttercream: 

1 pinch of saffron threads 

1.5 tbsp warm soy milk 

¾ cups vegan butter 

3 cups powdered sugar 

Instructions: 

Start with cake batter:  

1. Make flax egg by combining warm water with flax meal and set aside to let it develop 
2. Add apple cider vinegar to the soy milk to let curdle, and set aside 
3. Mix flour with baking powder, cardamom, Golden Glow Mix and set aside 
4. Cream sugar with vegan butter on high speed until fluffy 
5. Add vanilla extract to butter, then add flax egg, and whip again until fluffy 
6. Add a little of the flour mix, then a little of the curdled milk mix, and incorporate, and repeat until all the flour and milk is incorporated (do not over mix!) 
7. Pour in 2 - 8” greased pans, or put all the batter in one greased pan (and then cut in half into two cakes later), and bake for 30 minutes at 350F until a toothpick comes out clean- let cool 

Make the saffron buttercream: 

1. Steep the saffron threads in  warm milk and set aside 
2. Whip vegan butter until fluffy, then slowly add sugar bit by bit and whip until fluffy and in a frosting texture 
3. Add saffron milk and whip one last time - then ice your cake 
4. Top with dried rose petals and chopped pistachios, and enjoy!