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Pistachio Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 250 g roasted salted pistachios
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour 180 grams
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup melted coconut oil 170 grams
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 300 grams
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup buttermilk 240 ml
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Icing:

  • 1 stick salted softened butter 113 g or 1/2 cup
  • 1 stick room temperature cream cheese 226 g or 1 cup
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract optional
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3-4 cups powdered sugar Depending on how stiff you want the icing

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degree fahrenheit. Grease and line a 9x13” pan with parchment paper and set aside
  • Add the pistachios to the base of a food processor and grind until they become a fine dust. There will be some slightly larger pieces as the pistachios will not grind uniformly. That is expected and creates the texture but the majority should be finely ground. Once ground, add the flour and pulse slightly to combine
    ground pistachios
  • Add the ground pistachio flour mixture into a medium bowl. Add in the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the melted coconut oil and sugar. Whisk together with a whisk
    coconut oil and sugar
  • To the sugar, oil mixture, add the eggs, buttermilk, extracts, orange blossom water, and ground cardamom. Mix to combine
    making pistachio cake
  • Add the dry ingredients into the large mixing bowl and whisk together until just incorporated
    pistachio cake batter
  • Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
    pistachio cake
  • Set aside to cool before topping with cream cheese icing

Icing:

  • In the base of a kitchen aid or large bowl with a hand mixer, add softened butter and cream cheese
    making pistachio cake batter
  • On medium high speed, beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy (around 2 minutes)
  • Add salt, almond extract, and vanilla. Whip until combined
  • On low speed, add the powder sugar ½ cup at a time
    pistachio cake batter
  • Once all the sugar has been added, turn up the mixture and whip on medium high until light and fluffy (around 2 minutes)
  • Spread icing over the cooled, sheet cake in an even layer