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Saffron Tea Cakes with Rosewater Icing
Photo: David Holifield

Saffron Tea Cakes with Rosewater Icing

15 ingredients 15 min + 35 min 12 openrecipes
Saffron Tea Cakes with Rosewater Icing

Signature Persian flavors wrapped into dainty little packages with a subtle hint of Earl Grey tea! This recipe yields 12 cupcakes, but you may need to eat 2 right away so let’s just say it yields 10.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

849
Calories
25g
Protein
31g
Fat
117g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 10 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Saffron not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Tea not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon FOR THE SAFFRON EXTRACT
  • 1 teaspoon Saffron Threads
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 1-½ cup Hot Water
  • 1-½ cup FOR THE BATTER:
  • 1 teaspoon Raw, Shelled, Unroasted, Unsalted Pistachios
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 stick Earl Grey Tea Leaves
  • 2 whole Ground Cardamom
  • 1 cup Cold Butter Cubed
  • 1 teaspoon Eggs, Room Temperature
  • ¼ cups Flour
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 pinch FOR THE ICING:
  • 12 whole Powdered Sugar

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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