It's been quite some time since I last had a chance to post, so it is with great excitement that I present to you my latest creative cupcake endeavour, guarenteed to entice and please with its intensely evocative flavour combinations and exciting contrasts of texture in every mouthful. My Turkish delight cupcakes are inspired by the beautiful fragrances and flavours of Middle Eastern deserts, from the alluring and intoxicating scent of rosewater and the gorgeous green crunch of pistachio nuts, to the sticky sweetness of Turkish delight,enrobed in its delicate dusting of powdered sugar. For me, the essence of these cupcakes is the fusion of the fragrant floral notes of the rosewater with the intense sweetness of the Turkish Delight, counterbalanced by the warmth and subtle smoky flavour of the toasted pistachio nuts.
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| My Turkish delight cupcakes, the epitome of decadent indulgence! Might I suggest they be consumed after a luxurious Turkish bath and massage for complete relaxation?! |
The basis of these cupcakes is a white chocolate, pistachio and rosewater infused sponge. The rich sweetness of the white chocolate is perfectly offset by the aromatic rosewater and the earthy flavour and crunch of toasted pistachio nuts. By means of decoration, each individual cupcake is drizzled in a layer of white chocolate and topped with a mountain of sticky rose-scented Turkish delight and more toasted pistachio nuts, before receiving a final drizzle of white chocolate. Whilst these cupcakes may sound almost excessively indulgent, they make a perfect afternoon tea treat and are equally suited to being served as a decadent dessert finale at the conclusion of a Middle Eastern themed meal with a cardamon-laced black coffee or a steaming cup of fresh mint tea.
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| My ability to decorate cupcakes is clearly superior to my technological skills, as I was completely incapable of working out how to rotate this photo.....despite it's curious orientation, it does evoke the decorative charm of these little cakes! |
I first made these cupcakes as a dessert dish to serve at the end of a Middle Eastern themed dinner party, along with other fragrant Middle Eastern inspired dessert dishes such as cinnamon honey and poppy seed biscuits and a lemon syrup infused poppy seed and semolina torte...
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| The honey, cinamon and poppy seed biscuits |
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| Semolina and poppy seed cake drizzled in a lime infused syrup and topped with zesty shards of lime... |
Stay tuned for more blog posts, hopefullyin less sporadic intervals than my recent track-record would suggest!
xx
Anne
