Indian Cupcakes: Rose Cake with Orange Cardamom Frosting
 
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Rose Cake with Orange Cardamom Frosting
Serves: 2 dozen
Ingredients
  • 1 and ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 egg whites
  • ¼ cup greek yogurt
  • ½ cup milk (any kind - almond, coconut, cow..)
  • ¼ cup rose water
  • 2-3 drops red food coloring (if you wish cupcakes to be pink)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2½ - 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons half and half
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice (fresh or bottled)
  • zest from ½ orange
  • 2 teaspoons cardamom
  • ¼ cup pistachios, finely chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line muffin tin with 12-15 cupcake liners. Set aside.
  2. In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and sugar. Once combined, whisk in the egg whites, yogurt, milk, and rose water until combined.
  4. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the butter, egg, milk mixture ingredients until well combined.  If using food coloring, add it at this time.
  5. Divide batter among 12-15 cupcake liners (or 24-30 mini) and bake for 14-17 minutes.  Meanwhile, make the frosting.
  6. To make the frosting, beat softened butter on medium speed with a stand mixer until smooth and creamy (at least a minute)
  7. Add 2½ cups powdered sugar, half and half, orange juice, orange zest, cardamom. Increase to speed and beat for 1-2 additional minutes. At this time add the food coloring (if using) and additional powdered sugar if the frosting is too thick - or more cream if the frosting is too thick.
  8. Chill frosting for 15 minutes prior to using.
  9. Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, frost the cupcakes and sprinkle with pistachios.
Notes
**If you care to color your frosting orange, follow your food coloring's directions for doing so. My coloring was 7 drops yellow to 1 drop red.
Recipe by Her Modern Kitchen at https://www.hermodernkitchen.com/indian-cupcakes-rose-cake-with-orange-cardamom-frosting/