Yazdi Cupcakes

Name: Yazdi Cupcakes (Cayk-e Yazdi)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 12 to 24 cupcakes
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 eggs (at room temperature); ½ cup/170 ml honey; ¼ cup/60 ml rose water; 1 cup/240 ml oil or ghee; ¾ cup/150 g sugar; ¼ cup/35 g rice flour; ¼ cup/20 g ground pistachios; 1 tablespoon ground cardamom; 1¾ cups/210 g unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; ½ cup/120 g plain yogurt or tahini paste; ¼ teaspoon ground saffron threads dissolved in the rose water above, added in step 2

Cayk-e Yazdi

Preparation info

Makes
12 to 24 cupcakes

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

Ingredients

Batter

1 cup/240 ml oil or ghee
¾ cup/150

Asia
Iran
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400°F/200°C. Line 2 muffin pans (capable of holding 12 muffins each) with paper cups.
For the batter: In the mixing bowl of an electric mixer, blend the oil, sugar, honey, rose water, a