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Rose And Pistachio Cupcakes

Rose And Pistachio Cupcakes


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  • Author: Stephanie

Ingredients

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Cardamom Pistachio Cupcakes:

  • ½ cup organic butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 lg eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest approximately zest of 1 lemon
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cup cake flour
  • ¼ cup pulverized pistachios see notes
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ½ teaspoon pink sea salt
  • ½ cup whole milk

For the rosewater frosting:

  • ½ cup organic butter, softened
  • 1 cup labneh, room temperature or cream cheese
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • pinch pink sea salt
  • 12 tablespoon rose water
  • 3 cups powdered sugar

Toppings/decorations:

  • rose petals
  • crushed pistachios

Instructions

How to make pistachio cardamom cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and adjust rack to the center of the oven*
  • First, beat the ½ cup of soft butter and 1 cup of brown sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
  • Next, add 2 room temperature eggs, 1 tablespoon lemon zest, and ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract. Beat until combined.
  • In a separate bowl, sift together your dry ingredients.
  • ½ cup organic butter, softened,1 cup brown sugar,2 lg eggs, room temperature,1 tablespoon lemon zest,½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract,1 ¼ cup cake flour,¼ cup pulverized pistachios,1 ½ teaspoon baking powder,2 teaspoon ground cardamom,½ teaspoon pink sea salt
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  • Add half the dry ingredients to the egg mixture. Mix till just combined.
  • Next, add ½ cup whole milk. Mix till just combined.
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • Finish with the remaining half of dry ingredients. Mix till just combined.
  • Pistachio cardamom cupcake batter
  • Divide pistachio cardamom cupcake batter evenly between 12 muffin tins.
  • Pistachio cardamom cupcakes 6
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.
  • How to make the rosewater glaze or frosting:
  • In a bowl, beat together softened butter, labneh, ground cardamom, sea salt, and rose water till smooth.
  • *Use cream cheese in place of labneh for thicker frosting*
  • ½ cup organic butter, softened,1 cup labneh, room temperature,¼ teaspoon ground cardamom,pinch pink sea salt,1-2 tablespoon rose water

frosting with labne

  • Gradually add the powdered sugar.
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • Keep beating till your frosting is completely smooth and no lumps remain.
  • rosewater frosting
  • Frost and decorate your cooled cupcakes. Enjoy!
  • rose petals,crushed pistachios