Pistachio And Rose Water Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sweet butter, softened
• 1 cup superfine sugar
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon rose water
• 1 cup cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 tablespoons rose water
• 3 tablespoons pistachios, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°. put 18 paper baking cups in muffin pans.
• 2 combine all the cupcake ingredients in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and pale, about 2-3 minutes.
• 3 spoon batter into the cups; bake 20 minutes.
• 4 remove pans from oven and cool for 5 minutes; then remove cupcakes and cool on a rack.
• 5 make the frosting: combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar; beat with an electric mixer until soft and creamy.
• 6 add in the rose water and pistachios; stir well; swirl onto the top of the cooled cupcakes.