Description
A delightful dessert combining the nutty flavor of pistachios with a creamy, sweet topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 oz roasted, salted pistachios
- 6 oz cake flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 eggs
- 8 oz granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- Strawberries (for decoration)
- Chopped pistachios (for decoration)
- Honey (for drizzling)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 cup honey (for mascarpone)
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt (for mascarpone)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 10” cake pan with butter.
- In a food processor, pulse the pistachios until finely ground.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the ground pistachios, cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and whisk in the granulated sugar, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 36-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out fairly dry.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Level the top of the cake with a serrated knife.
- To make the whipped honey mascarpone, whip the heavy cream until semi-stiff peaks form.
- In a stand mixer, mix the mascarpone, honey, and salt until aerated.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture.
- Frost the cooled cake with the mascarpone and decorate with strawberries and chopped pistachios.
- Drizzle with honey before serving.
Notes
Make sure to use finely ground pistachios for an even texture. Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting to avoid melting the mascarpone.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: Pistachio Cake, Whipped Mascarpone, Dessert, Celebration Cake, Nutty Cake