Pistachio cake
Here's a loaf-style cake made with a classic batter, flavoured with pistachio (of course), and with a crunchy "macaronade" topping.
46 K 4.5/5 (2 reviews)
1 hour 55 min.
Easy
6 cakes
4 IngredientsLast modified on: March 3rd 2021
For 6 cakes, you will need:
- 1
5 cups basic cake batter - the french way - 2
1 cup pistachio powder or paste - 3
2 2⁄3 cups macaronade mixture - 4
90 pistachios (optional)
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 1 hour 55 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Prepare 5 cups basic cake batter - the french way, then add 1 cup pistachio powder or paste and mix well.
Stage 2 - 1 hour
Put into buttered moulds or tins (here they are small moulds holding 500 ml / just under a pint) and sit these on a baking sheet. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Spread or pipe 2 2⁄3 cups macaronade mixture evenly over the top of the cake(s).
Spread or pipe 2 2⁄3 cups macaronade mixture evenly over the top of the cake(s).
Stage 4 - 4 min.
You can decorate the macaronade with a few pistachios.
Stage 5 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes.
Stage 6
Turn out while hot and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
If you'd like even more pistachio flavour and a bit of extra crunch, add 50 g toasted pistachios to the cake batter.
Keeping: Several days wrapped in a cloth, or in an air-tight tin.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 460 RDI=180 % | 3,710 RDI=350 % | 1,180 RDI=180 % | 7,080 RDI=350 % | 29,660 RDI: 350 % |
| Per 100 g | 20 RDI=9 % | 180 RDI=20 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 350 RDI=20 % | 1,480 RDI: 20 % |
| Per cake | 80 RDI=30 % | 620 RDI=60 % | 200 RDI=30 % | 1,180 RDI=60 % | 4,940 RDI: 60 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 cakes : 9.60 €
- Per cake : 1.60 €
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Basic cake batter - the French way
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Pistachio powder or paste
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