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I've baked pistachio cakes before, usually with chocolate ganache (which is awesome!), but in my opinion this cake is fantastic because of its simplicity. Sometimes even I lack the patience for carefully decorating a cake once it's cooled!
For the cake:
- 5 eggs, separated
- zest of 1 large orange
- 3 tbsp Irish honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 125ml walnut oil
- 125g ground almonds
- 200g unsalted pistachio nuts, ground to fine powder
- 2 tsp GF baking powder
Line an 8" round cake tin with baking parchment & preheat oven to 150d (fan).
Start by whisking the egg yolks, zest, honey & vanilla together until pale, frothy & doubled in volume. Stir in the walnut oil gently.
Fold in ground almonds, ground pistachios & baking powder gently.
Whisk egg whites to form stiff, opaque peaks.
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Fold egg whites into the egg yolk mixture gently. Do this in stages to prevent over-mixing.
Pour into prepared cake tin & bake for 20 minutes until well risen, golden & firm to touch.
Remove from tin.
For the topping:
- 1 tbsp Irish honey
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 50g pistachio nuts, chopped
Warm the honey & orange zest together. Brush over the top of the warm cake.
Sprinkle generously with chopped pistachio nuts.
Set the cake aside to cool before serving.
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