Ingredients
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
- 1-2 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
- 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