Medium French Beverage Dessert

Yazdi Cakes

Name: Yazdi Cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 4 large eggs; 1.25 cups white sugar; 1.5 cups butter , melted; 1 cup plain yogurt; 1 tablespoon rose water; 1.5 teaspoons ground cardamom; 0.5 cups blanched slivered almonds; 1.5 tablespoons chopped pistachio nuts

Total Time

52 min

20m prep · 32m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Medium

161 views

Halal Kosher Vegetarian Eggs Bake Breakfast Snack Fried asian sweet savory sugary european greek mediterranean middle eastern region halal kosher healthy_fats sour french main turkish indian middle eastern

This Yazdi cake recipe was passed to me by my great-grandmother. They're light, and not too sweet. The cardamom and rosewater give it distinctive Persian-inspired flavors. They're best served with hot tea or coffee.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 large eggs
1.25 cups white sugar
1.5 cups butter , melted
1 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon rose water
1.5 teaspoons ground cardamom
0.5 cups blanched slivered almonds
1.5 tablespoons chopped pistachio nuts

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 24-cup muffin pan.
2

Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl; set aside.
3

Combine eggs and sugar in a large heatproof bowl; set on top of a pan of simmering water. Beat constantly with a whisk or electric mixer until thick and pale yellow, about 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and continue to beat until cooled, about 10 minutes.
4

Mix in butter, yogurt, rose water, and cardamom. Stir in flour mixture by hand. Fold in slivered almonds. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups, filling 3/4 full. Sprinkle pistachios over tops.
5

Bake in the preheated oven until firm to the touch and golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.