Persian cup cakes (Cake Yazdi)

Introduce

Chef :

Rozina Dinaa

Persian cup cakes (Cake Yazdi)

This is Persian style rosewater muffins (cup cakes). A midly sweet cupcake, that is truly a delightful dessert. These muffins called ‘ cake Yazdi’ that takes its name after the Yazd an ancient city in central Iran. To Iranians cake Yazdi is what Madeleine cake aer to the French. Yazd is an ancient city in Iran and is recognized as a world Heritage site by UNESCO. Yazd is well known for its special architecture and its nickname is ‘ wind cathcher’ . Also this city is well known for having its Zorasterian ancient fire temple, Qanat (under ground water channels to transport water from water well to surface for irrigation and drinking) and Yakhchal ( yakh meaning ice and chaal meaning pit) is an ancient type of evaporative cooler, it used to creae ice in the winter and store it in the summer time.

Ingredient

2 1/2 cups

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Preheat oven to 170C. In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until thick and white.

* Step 2

* Step 3

Then add oil and plain yogurt to the mixture and combine together.

* Step 4

* Step 5

Add vanilla extract, rose water, baking powder, cardamom and salt and mix very well.

* Step 6

Then add flour and combine all ingredients together nicely.

* Step 7

Scoop into the baking cups until 2/3 full. Sprinkle sesame seeds or flaked chocolate,.... Put the tray into the preheated oven and allow to bake for 20 minutes and until golden brown.