Eggless Gulkand Cupcakes

Name: Eggless Gulkand Cupcakes
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plain flour; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1/4 tsp. baking soda; pinch salt; 2 tbsp. gulkand (rose petals preserve); 1/3 cup oil; 1/3 cup yoghurt; 2 drops red food colour; 1 tbsp. rose water; 2-3 tbsp. powdered sugar or to taste; 1 tsp. chopped pistachios; dry rose petals and chopped pistachios to garnish (opt); Frosting -; 100 gm butter at room temperature; 1-2 drops red food colour; 1 cup powdered sugar

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#dussehra - Let me share a simple and an easy eggless cupcake recipe where I have flavoured it with some gulkand. It takes very little time to bake these yummy beauties. So do give it a try and enjoy this festival season with your loved ones.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

1/2 cupplain flour
1 tsp.baking powder
1/4 tsp.baking soda
pinchsalt
2 tbsp.gulkand (rose petals preserve)
1/3 cupoil
1/3 cupyoghurt
2 dropsred food colour
1 tbsp.rose water
2-3 tbsp.powdered sugar or to taste
1 tsp.chopped pistachios
dry rose petals and chopped pistachios to garnish (opt)
Frosting -
100 gm butter at room temperature
1-2 dropsred food colour
1 cuppowdered sugar

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Steps

1

Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Keep aside.
2

In a large bowl, whisk oil, gulkand, yoghurt, rose water, food colour and sugar till light and fluffy.
3

Now add the dry ingredients, little at a time into the mix and fold it in gently.
4

Add the chopped pistachios and give it a stir.
5

Line a muffin tray and spoon in the batter till it is 3/4 full. Tap gently.
6

Bake in a preheated oven at 190 degrees for 15-17 minutes. Insert a skewer to check if it is done. Set aside to cool.
7

Frosting - Whisk the butter and food colour with a hand blender till it is light and fluffy. Fold in the sugar, little at a time and continue to beat till it is stiff and everything is well incorporated.
8

Transfer to a piping bag with a preferred nozzle and pipe in over the cupcakes. Garnish with pistachios and dry rose petals. Serve as desired.