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Rose Water Pistachio Cream Pound Cakes Recipe

Rose water and finely ground pistachios add a delicate, sweet flavor to this beautifully textured pound cake. Bake in a rose bud cake pan for lovely individual desserts!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 14

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs room temp
  • 2 ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 cup shelled pistachios finely ground
  • ¾ tsp rose water
  • ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    Grease and flour or spray with baking spray rose bud cake pan. If making in a 10” tube pan, line bottom of pan with parchment and spray entire inside of pan with baking spray.
    Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl and set aside.
  • Beat eggs at high speed for 5 minutes or until the eggs are pale yellow in color.
    Gradually beat in sugar, rose water and vanilla; continue beating until sugar is thoroughly dissolved.
  • Add flour and ground to egg mixture, alternating with heavy cream; beat on medium speed until well blended.
  • Add ground pistachios and beat on low speed. The batter should be quite thick but creamy. If it seems too dry, additional cream one tablespoon at a time.
  • Spoon batter evenly into individual cavities of prepared rose bud pan, filling about two-thirds full, or pour all batter into tube pan.
  • Bake rose buds for approximately 30-35 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Bake in tube pan for 60-70 minutes; if the top of the cake appears to be browning too much before the cake is done, cover the top lightly with aluminum foil.
  • Cool rose buds cakes or tube cake for 15 minutes in pan on wire rack before removing and cool completely on wire racks.
  • Continue baking rose bud cakes until all batter is used; recipe makes about 14 cakes. Before serving, sift confectioner’s sugar over tops of cakes and sprinkle generously with reserved ground pistachios. Add a silk rose in center of cake, if desired.