As I promised here are the rose cupcakes which I made for my chef boys’ birthday.
My family love the addition of rosewater, gives vanilla cupcakes a different flavour sensation and makes them a little special.
I normally decorate them with dried roses but seeing we have a birthday we had to go some celebration bunting (you know I love bunting)!
Rose Cupcakes
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Author: Cathie Small Kitchen Tales
Serves: 12-15
Ingredients
- 115g butter, room temperature
- 225g caster sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 150g self-raising flour, sifted
- 125 plain flour, sifted
- 125ml milk, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon rosewater*
Method
- preheat oven to 180 C/160 C fan, line cupcake trays with papers
- beat butter and sugar until mixture is pale and fluffy, add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition
- sift flours together in a separate bowl, add rosewater to milk
- add flour to butter mixture in 3 batches alternating with the milk and ending with flour until all added and mixed well
- spoon into cupcake papers
- bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden
- test with a skewer, it should come out clean
- remove from oven and allow to stand for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack
Notes
ROSE BUTTERCREAM
INGREDIENTS
125g butter, room temperature
60ml milk, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon rosewater
500g icing sugar
METHOD
beat butter for about a minute, add vanilla, rosewater, milk and a cup of icing sugar and continue beating for a few minutes until smooth
add remainder of icing sugar and continue for another few minutes until light and fluffy
*rosewater can be found at middle eastern shops
INGREDIENTS
125g butter, room temperature
60ml milk, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon rosewater
500g icing sugar
METHOD
beat butter for about a minute, add vanilla, rosewater, milk and a cup of icing sugar and continue beating for a few minutes until smooth
add remainder of icing sugar and continue for another few minutes until light and fluffy
*rosewater can be found at middle eastern shops




Cathie