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Soft Pistachio Cake

Yields8 ServingsPrep Time15 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time50 mins

Woman holding a pistachio bundt cake and pistachio cream jar, close-up shot.

 125 g butter
 4 eggs
 150 g sugar
 150 g pistachio
 80 g 00 flour
 1 sachet of yeast
To garnish
 Pistì cream qb
 Pistì pistachio granules to taste
Taking a Step
1

Keep the butter out of the fridge to soften it or melt it in a bain-marie or microwave. Put butter and sugar in a bowl and whisk for a few minutes. Add the eggs, continue whipping, then the flour until the mixture is smooth.

Hands cracking eggs into a bowl for cooking, close-up shot.

Taking a Step
2

Separately, take a blender where we are going to finely chop the pistachios.

Woman holding a bowl of roasted coffee beans over a coffee grinder.

Taking a Step
3

Take the mixture again and add the chopped pistachios, turning again with the whisk and finally the baking powder.

Woman pouring green pistachio powder into a bowl of yellow cream or dessert.

Taking a Step
4

Mix everything together and pour into a buttered and floured mould in the oven at 180° for 35 minutes.

 

Crema di pistacchio verde in una teglia, pronta per essere gustata.

Taking a Step
5

At the end of cooking come out the cake from the oven and let it cool for about an hour.
Take it out of the mould and place it on a plate.

 

Woman lifting a cake mold to reveal a traditional Sicilian cake on a plate.

Taking a Step
6

Take a jar of Pistì cream and melt it in a bain-marie.
Covering the cake the surface with cream and finally sprinkle with crushed pistachio.

 

Woman decorating a pistachio cake with green pistachio cream on a blue plate.

Taking a Step
7

Let it rest for another 10 minutes to let the cream dry out a little.

 

Artisanal cake with green glaze.

Taking a Step
8

Add the grains of pistachio Pis.

Pistacchio paste being sprinkled on a cake for a rich flavor.

9

La cake is ready to make you explode in uniquely pistachioy yet delicate pleasure. Good for snacks, breakfast and even as an end to a meal! 😋

Tips: try not to open the oven during cooking.
At the end always test the toothpick in the centre of the cake to see if it is cooked (insert the stick in the centre of the dough, if it is dry when pulled out, the cake is cooked if any dough remains the cake will need a few more minutes in the oven).

Torta con pistacchio e crema di pistacchio, decorata con pistacchi tritati.

Nutrition Facts

8 porzioni

Serving size