Rose & Vanilla Fairy Cakes from The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook by Downton Abbey

Ingredients

• ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature
• confectioners’ sugar, for dusting (optional)
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped pistachios (optional)
• ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter
• 3 cups (340 g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 drops pink food coloring
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon rose water
• Pinch of kosher salt
• 1½ cups (185 g) self-rising flour