Pistachio Cake

Ultimate Pistachio Cake (Christmas cake)

This my favorite cake recipe - Pistachio cake. It tastes great and it is green in color.

Ingredients
Pistachio 3/4 cup
All-Purpose Flour (Maida) 1 1/2 cup
Sugar 1 cup
Milk 1/3 cup
Yogurt 1/3 cup
Melted Butter/Oil 3/4 cup
Baking Powder 1 tsp
Baking Soda 1/4 tsp
Pistachio Extract 1/4 tsp                    
Vanilla Extract 1/4 tsp
Green Food color 2-3 drops
Non-stick cooking spray

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180 C).
2.Coat a 8'' x 8" baking pan with cooking spray and dust with flour.Keep aside.
3.Using food processor, pulse pistachios until finely ground, about 40 seconds.

4.Sieve all dry ingredients except sugar i.e. flour, pistachio powder (leave some powder to top it on cake), baking powder & baking soda.

5.Cream butter/oil with sugar well.Then add yogurt, pistachio extract, vanilla extract & green food color and mix well.

6.Now slowly fold in the flour mix and mix well ,add milk to get the correct consistency.

7.Pour it in to a greased baking pan and spread batter evenly & top it with powdered pistachio.

8.Now bake it in pre-heated oven for 30-35 mins or till fork inserted in center of cake comes out clean.

9.Cool in pan on rack 10 mins, then cut the cake into slices.

10.Can be served with a cup of tea/coffee.

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