Description
A vibrant Pistachio Raspberry Cake featuring moist layers, creamy buttercream, and bursts of fresh raspberries, perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250 g Unsalted Butter, softened
- 240 g Golden Caster Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 4 large Eggs
- 150 g Plain Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 0.25 tsp Sea Salt
- 100 g Shelled Pistachios, ground
- 175 g Softened Unsalted Butter (for buttercream)
- 280 g Sifted Icing Sugar
- 2 tbsp Smooth Pistachio Cream
- 0.5 tsp Fine Sea Salt (for buttercream)
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 3 tbsp Raspberry Jam
- 250 g Fresh Raspberries (for decoration)
- 2 tbsp Chopped Pistachios (for garnish)
- Fresh Mint Sprigs (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare two 8-inch round cake pans by greasing and lining with parchment paper.
- Cream the softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until incorporated.
- Incorporate the dry ingredients into the butter-sugar mixture until just combined.
- Fold in the ground pistachios gently using a rubber spatula.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cakes in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Make the buttercream by beating the softened butter until creamy, then gradually mix in the icing sugar, pistachio cream, fine sea salt, and lemon juice.
- Assemble the cake by layering raspberry jam and frosting between the cooled cake layers.
- Decorate with fresh raspberries, chopped pistachios, and mint sprigs.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
For the best flavor, make cakes a day in advance. Adjust this recipe for air frying by lowering the temperature by 25°F.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: pistachio cake, raspberry cake, dessert, baking, celebration cake