Pistachio-Cardamom Cupcakes
Recipe: #25272
November 27, 2016
Categories: Desserts, Cupcakes, Pistachio, Christmas, Potluck, Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Chocolate, Kosher Dairy, more
"Recipe source: Sift Magazine (Holiday 2015)"
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (99.4 g)
- Calories 387.1
- Total Fat - 27.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 15 g
- Cholesterol - 88.9 mg
- Sodium - 289.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 30.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.5 g
- Sugars - 18.5 g
- Protein - 5.4 g
- Calcium - 87.2 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 7.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2
Line muffin cups with paper lines and then grease the paper.
Step 3
Using a food processor add the pistachio nuts and half of the flour (1 cup); process for 1 minute until nuts are finely ground. Sift mixture through a strainer, returning any large chunks back to processor for further grinding with the remainder of the flour. Whisk the ground nut/flour mixture with the cardamom, baking powder and salt.
Step 4
In a large mixing bowl of an electric mixer cream the sugar, butter and lemon zest until light and fluffy (only a few minutes). With the machine running add he eggs one at a time, mixing until each egg is incorporated into the batter before adding the next egg. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Step 5
Add sour cream and vanilla, mixing on low for 2 minutes.
Step 6
Add the rest of the flour and mix on low until incorporated. Scrape the bowl one more time.
Step 7
Scoop the batter (1/4 cup of batter for each cup cake) into the lined cupcake tin, filling each 2/3 full.
Step 8
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a tester inserted in center of the cupcakes comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Step 9
To make the ganache: place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and set aside.
Step 10
In a saucepan over medium heat bring the cream to a simmer and then pour over the chocolate; let it stand for a few minutes and then stir until mixture is smooth. Whisk in the butter until incorporated. Add salt and stir.
Step 11
Using a small spatula place a large dollop of the ganache on each cupcake and smooth over in a circular motion from the center to the outer edges. If desired, top each cupcake with some chopped pistachios.
Tips
No special items needed.