Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Persian Cake : 24 cupcakes or two 8" cake

Our star is turning 6 and the best cake we can think of for her is a rainbow cake. She has been obsessed with Rainbows this year! and every day draws at least 3-4 of them! So here is a rainbow cake for the star in our life!

Ingredients

  1.  2 cups all-purpose flour
  2.  1 teaspoon baking powder
  3.  4 eggs
  4.  1 1/4 cups white sugar
  5.  1 1/2 cups butter, melted
  6.  1 cup plain yogurt
  7.  1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
  8.  1 tablespoon rose water
  9.  1/2 cup blanched powdered almonds
     
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 
  • Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl; set aside.
  • Combine the eggs and sugar in a large heatproof bowl and set on top of a pan of simmering water. Beat constantly with a whisk or electric mixer until thick and pale, about 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and continue to beat until cooled, about 10 minutes. Mix in the butter, yogurt, cardamom and rose water. 
  • Stir in the flour mixture by hand and fold in the almonds. 
  • Pour the batter in the prepared pans - about 2/3 full
  • Bake in the preheated oven until firm to the touch and golden brown,30 minutes. For cupcakes 20 mins
  • check every 10 mins there after depending on your oven
For frosting:

2 1/2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream, divided
2/3 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoon rose water



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