The Baking Diaries since March 30th, 2011

lemon glazed pistachio cupcakes

recipe= makes 14 cupcakes

118g butter

75g cream cheese

2.5 eggs

1/2+1/8tsp vanilla

1tsp salt

1 1/4c sugar

1 1/4c flour

1/2+ 1/8 tsp baking powder

75ml shelled pistachios

1/4c slivered pistachios (or chopped)

180C. Grind shelled pistachios in food processor until paste (it’s more like powder that can be patted into a solid, not literally a thick paste- do not add anything to this)

Beat butter, cream cheese, paste together for three minutes. Add sugar, beat, add eggs, beat, vanilla. Beat in flour, salt, baking powder.

Fold in slivered pistachios. Spoon into cases.

Bake 30 min.

Glaze:

1/3c icing sugar sifted, 75ml cream, 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice.

Mix all together until smooth. Use immediately

(Source: Flickr / bakingexplosion)