Comments on: Yazdi Cupcakes

By: Easy healthy recipes

Easy healthy recipes — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:17:20 +0000

Thanks a lot for sharing the recipe. I wish you all the best with your BonBonBar company.

By: nona

nona — Sun, 25 May 2008 22:33:09 +0000

nice cake

By: Gol

Gol — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:50:26 +0000

Hey Nina
Yazdi is a province in Iran and this yazdi cupcake is originally from that place

By: Gol

Gol — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:50:14 +0000

Hey Nina
Yazdi is a province in Iran and this yazdi cupcake is originally from that place

By: Afshin

Afshin — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 10:11:02 +0000

Iran is an amazing Ancient Country
Yazd is Beautiful,
and Yazd Cupcakes are the most famous !

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:21:49 +0000

TO NINA:
Yazdi is the name of a city in iran where these cakes originate from.

By: Nina

Nina — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:36:28 +0000

Lindy - Thank you! I hope that you enjoy them. I think that the mini-cake pan is a great idea; I even toyed with the idea of baking mine in an 8″ round cake pan.

And I have to say, your blog is gorgeous. I’m so happy that I found it through your post. I also like the “Something Out of Nothing” idea. I already have a couple posts in mind, but I’ll see what I can come up with by April 2.

FattyPR - I suspected that it was either a region or a city!
And did you click on the “famous men” tab? It doesn’t go anywhere! hehe

In addition to the adobe factoid, I was intrigued by the following excerpt at that wikipedia posting. I think this explains the Yazdi Cupcake Info Cover-Up (even here, there are no details; and yet… I feel lured…):

Yazd’s confectionaries have tremendous following throughout Iran as a delicacy, and not just a form of sweet or sweetener. This has lured many visitors to Yazd to try them closer to their source. Workshops keep their recipes a guarded secret and there are many that have remained a private family business for many generations and often housed at the same workshop location. The scent, taste and texture of the confectionaries resounds an art form; the formal placing of each product on large platters which is done by the workshops in geometrical designs, patterns and sometimes into sculptures, reflect the high value given to these products.

By: fattypr

fattypr — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:08:19 +0000

So the reason Yazdi comes up as a name or untranslated is that Yazd is an old historic city in Iran, located in the province by the same name. Most Iranian last names ust mean “of ” and Yazdi means “of Yazd.” After reading your blog, I looked Yazd up to see if I could find info about their agriculture (which would’ve better informed my comment about the ingredients) and though I didn’t succeed, I did learn that UNESCO recognizes Yazd as the worlds’s second largest city made of adobe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazd).
If you’re really going to become a yazdophile, let me recommend the official Yazd tourism page, too: http://www.yazdtourism.com/# And let’s both wonder why there’s a link to “FAMOUS MEN” but not women… or people… or Yazdis. I think I’m becoming some kind of feminist…

Take care!

By: Sweet Napa » Blog Archive » Yazdi Cupcake Pudding with Cherry and Blueberry-Pom Compote

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:14:05 +0000

[...] Since cakes are already full of butter, eggs, and sugar, I thought that a good goal was to make my pudding moist and smooth, without being too rich or sweet. Since the floral cardamom flavor was so pronounced in my Yazdi Cupcakes, I wanted a garnish that would match that, so I decided on a compote made with cherries and the remains of a Blueberry-Pom pomegranate juice drink in my refrigerator for the liquid. [...]

By: lindy

lindy — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:58:10 +0000

These look terrific. I’m going to try making some in mini-cake pans, I think. I’m enjoying your blog.