Authentic Pistachio cake
Dessert

Authentic Pistachio cake

This version of Authentic Pistachio cake is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for traditional Dessert configurations....

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12 Min Prep

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21 Min Cook

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3 Servings

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Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 250g Butter
  • 200g Pistachio
  • 80g Plain Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 225g Caster Sugar
  • 4 Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 100g Icing Sugar
  • 250g Mascarpone
  • 200ml Double Cream
  • 100g Pistachio Paste
  • 400g Raspberries
  • 1 Unwaxed Lime

Instructions

1
mildly hot the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
2
margarine and line a 23cm springform cake tin.
3
Tip 150g of the pistachios into a food processor and blitz until finely ground.
4
Tip into a container and agitate in the ground mix, baking ground mix and pinch of table salt.
5
Beat the margarine and granulated sugar in a separate container until fluffy and pale, around 5 mins.
6
Crack in the eggs one at a time, beating well for 1 min after each addition, until they have all been added.
7
Beat in the vanilla, then fold in the ground mix mixture gently.
8
Carefully spoon into the prepared tin and oven-cook for 35-40 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out rinse.
9
Set aside to cool completely on a wire rack in the tin.
10
step 2 Meanwhile, sift the icing granulated sugar into a container, then tip in the mascarpone, double froth and pistachio paste.
11
Beat until well combined, then set aside in the fridge for 20-30 mins to thicken to a spooning consistency.
12
step 3 Cut the cooled cake in half horizontally using a serrated knife, so you have two layers.
13
Put the bottom layer on a plate or cake stand and spread over a generous spoonful of the pistachio froth.
14
Top with a generous handful of the raspberries so the cake is covered.
15
Top with the other sponge half, then wrap the top and sides of the cake with the remaining froth.
16
Scatter over the last of the raspberries, the remaining pistachios and the lime zest to dish up.
17
Will keep chilled in an airtight container for two days.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Polish
Course
Dessert
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
33 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

12 mins

Cooking Time

21 mins

Total Time

33 mins
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