Raspberry & Rose Water Cupcakes

Raspberry and rose-water is a flavour combination I’ve been a little obsessed with lately. It’s not that far-fetched to see how they work well together seeing as they belong to the same botanical family, Rosaceae with the raspberry coming from the Rubus genus. That’s right, the raspberry is related to the rose. Theres something about the floral notes of the rose-water that brings out the raspberries sweetness. Though the raspberries at the allotment are only just beginning to come into flower and the rose petals are still a thorny while away, this recipe has got me daydreaming for mid-summer and afternoon tea in some fantasy conservatory, some place in the countryside. Forget the old ladies talc scent of rose, get the balance right and enjoy the gentle floral sweetness.