Rosewater & Pistachio Cupcakes!
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Pretty in pink and green cupcakes with a lovely hint of rosewater & pistachio!
Pistachio recipes
Pistachio is definitely a favourite of mine, as you might already be able to tell from the other recipes on my blog such as my white chocolate and pistachio cake or my white chocolate and pistachio cheesecake.
I have however always loved combining pistachio with other flavours – and the fact that I hadn’t posted my recipe for these beauties already shocked me! (I was asked to bake some for a birthday, so this seemed the perfect opportunity!)
Rosewater and pistachio
Some people associate rose flavour with the delicious Turkish delight, a delicious flavour I made into cupcakes! However, stripped back, the rose flavour paired with the nuttiness of pistachio is just heaven.
Pistachio is the perfect nut, in my opinion, to go with the sweet flavour of this bake. I dont think an alternative would go as well with the delicate flavour of the rosewater, they both just compliment each other so well!
Pretty cupcakes!
I loooove to make my cupcakes as simply and easily as possible, yet make them look as good as I can! Sometimes I admit that I am rushed, so they look a tad messy, but the taste is always there!
These cupcakes are gorgeous in my opinion as the colours area match made in heaven – the delicate colour of the buttercream mixed with the chopped decorations provide a pretty contrast – definitely worth the minimal effort!
Rosewater
Rosewater is a wonderful flavour – very floral unsurprisingly, but a delicate flavour when used correctly, and when used with pistachio its a marriage made in heaven! The cupcakes become delicate little treats – perfect for any occasion!
The flavouring of Rosewater however can be quite intimidating to those who haven’t tried it, but trust me, if you use it in moderation (a little goes a long way!) then you should utterly love it – I certainly do and I love my classic flavours!
Enjoy!
These cupcakes truly are perfect for those wanting a little treat that has the perfect hint of sweetness but also hits the right spot each and every time. Perfect with a cup of tea… or even a glass of prosecco.
These cupcakes will last 2 to 3 days in an airtight container or 3 to 4 days in the fridge. As always, you can freeze the cupcakes to decorate at a later date, they can be frozen for up to 3 months. Enjoy!
Rosewater and Pistachio Cupcakes!
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 150 g unsalted butter
- 150 g caster sugar
- 150 g self raising flour
- 3 medium eggs
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp rosewater
- 65 g pistachios chopped finely
Decoration
- 125 g unsalted butter room tempreture
- 450 g icing sugar
- Pink food colouring
- 3-5 drops rosewater
- Chopped pistachios
- Freeze dried raspberries
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat your oven to 180C/160C fan and line a 12-hole muffin tray with cases
- Cream together the unsalted butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy
- Add the self raising flour, medium eggs, baking powder, and rosewater and beat again until combined well
- Fold in the pistachios and spoon into the cases
- Bake the cupcakes in the oven for 15-20 minutes (mine usually take 18minutes in my oven!) and then leave to cool on a wire rack.
Decoration
- Beat the unsalted butter in a stand mixer until smooth - this will take a couple of minutes
- Add the icing sugar gradually whilst continuously mixing (I add mine 100g/150g a time). I beat my buttercream for 4-5 minutes to make it very smooth and light.
- Add enough food colouring and the rosewater to get the colour you want and continue to beat!
- Decorate the cupcakes how you like - I used my open star tip
- Sprinkle on anything you like - I used some chopped pistachios and freeze dried raspberries!
- ENJOY!
Notes
- These cupcakes will last in an airtight container for 2-3 days and can also be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days!
- I find that rosewater is quite a strong taste so you really don't need much at all to make it flavoursome and tasty so be careful to not go crazy!
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YUMMM
Thanks!! 😀
These look beautiful
Thank you! ❤️
Those cupcake are perfect, I love them! Great job. I love rose water and will be trying to incorporate some to my next batch of cupcakes, thanks for the inspiration 🙂 Great post.
Thank you so much! It’s such a yummy flavour! 🙂
These look so good! I read down through the comments – you use tide water essence? Or is it from the bottle of rose water I can buy in my local Asian store? The very smell of rose water brings me straight back to Kuwait, where I lived a very happy 5 years. Cardamon does the same for me. I used pistachios in a Mille feuille recipe on my blog – I’d love you to have a look – now thinking rose water was what was missing from it! https://mollyrogerscooks.wordpress.com/2015/01/17/mixed-berry-filo-millefeuille/
(*rose water not tide water!)
Yes I buy it in my supermarket in the UK so I guess if it says Rosewater on the bottle it’ll be the same as mine? ☺️ I love the smell of it! So nice!
These are soooo gorgeous! I have to try them, where did you get the rosewater?:)
Im in the UK so I buy them from supermarkets – they’d be with the vanilla flavouring for example in little bottles? 🙂 But elsewhere Im not sure – all the bottles come in different shapes and sizes!
Ok, thank you so much, i’ll try them soon!
Please do!! 🙂
Now I have another way to use my left-over rosewater! Just gotta get some pistachios to go with it (You’d think I’d have a stash somewhere, but apparently not…)
Hahah I’m shocked that you don’t! Hehe enjoy them! 🙂
Yummy! They look fantastic!
Thanks, Julie! 🙂
love the combo of rose water and pistachio <3
It’s delicious isn’t it! 🙂
Wow! That is perfection. It looks wonderful and thanks a lot for the interesting recipe.. I have nominated you for the Sunshine Award! Please do check it out at https://tanushreeghoshdelicacies.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/sunshine-award-i-feel-bright-d/
Take care and keep posting:)
Thank you! And I shall have a look 🙂
How pretty! Great flavor combination as well .
Thank you! And it really is isnt it! 🙂
I simply adore pistachio, what a lovely combination with the addition of rosewater. Yummy?
Pistachio is lovely isnt it!! 🙂 And its a gorgeous combination, thank you!
What a beautiful recipe! Stunning photography too Jane! Love it!
Thank you so much! ☺️❤️
Gorgeous!!! 🙂
Thanks! 🙂 x
They look so yummy and I love the wrappers!
Thank you! And they’re gorgeous aren’t they! 🙂
Thx for that wonderful recipe. Love your beatutiful pictures.
Greetings
Robby(licious)
Thank you so much! 🙂