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Pistachio cake

Here's a loaf-style cake made with a classic batter, flavoured with pistachio (of course), and with a crunchy "macaronade" topping.

38 K 4.5/5 (2 reviews)

1 hour 55 min. difficulté

Easy

3.20 €

2 cakes

4 Ingredients

Last modified on: March 3^rd 2021

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For 2 cakes, you will need:

1 400 g basic cake batter - the french way
2 70 g pistachio powder or paste
3 200 g macaronade mixture
4 30 pistachios (optional)
Total weight: 670 grams

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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 400 g basic cake batter - the french way, then add 70 g 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 200 g 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	150 RDI=60 %	1,240 RDI=120 %	390 RDI=60 %	2,370 RDI=120 %	9,900 RDI: 120 %
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 %	4,950 RDI: 60 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, egg, Gluten, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 2 cakes : 3.20 €
Per cake : 1.60 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Basic cake batter - the French way

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Macaronade mixture

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Pistachio powder or paste

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