Pistachio cake
Here's a loaf-style cake made with a classic batter, flavoured with pistachio (of course), and with a crunchy "macaronade" topping.
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Last modified on: March 3rd 2021
Keywords for this recipe: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
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 min. | 1 hour | 30 min. | 1 hour 54 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).
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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 531 Kcal or 2,223 Kj | 33 gr | 292 gr | 91 gr |
| 27 % | 13 % | 28 % | 14 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 79 Kcal or 331 Kj | 5 gr | 44 gr | 14 gr |
| 4 % | 2 % | 4 % | 2 % |
| Per cake | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 266 Kcal or 1,114 Kj | 17 gr | 146 gr | 46 gr |
| 13 % | 6 % | 14 % | 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 cakes : 3.18 €
- Per cake : 1.59 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Basic cake batter - the French way: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: |
 | Macaronade mixture: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple macaronade, ... All |
 | Pistachio powder or paste: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio confectioner's custard, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Mini apricot and pistachio brioches, Pistachio tiramisu, ... All |
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