Pistachio and Honey Cake
The pistachios in this cake add a nice green colour, while the honey compliments the flavour and seals the moistness inside
SERVES
10
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
25
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
45
MINUTES
Ingredients
For the cake
150g pistachios
210g golden caster sugar
50g honey
250g soft butter
3 eggs, lightly beaten
270g self-raising flour, sieved
75g natural yogurt
To decorate
300g soft butter
100g honey
100g icing sugar
50g pistachios, finely chopped
Method
1. Line an 8-inch square cake tin withparchment.
2. Preheat your oven to 180 ºC/gas mark 4.
3. Add the pistachios and sugar into a liquidiser and whizz them around until they are finely blitzed.
4. Tip the nuts and sugar mix into the bowl of a mixer and add the butter and honey.
5. Cream them together until light andfluffy.
6. Add the eggs slowly until combined.
7. Add the flour and combine.
8. Mix the yogurt into the batter.
9. Scoop the batter into the prepared tin.
10. Bake for about 45 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
11. Allow to cool in the tin until cool enough to handle, then place onto a wire rack to cool completely.
12. To make the icing, whisk the butter, honey and icing sugar until light and fluffy.
13. Ice the cake and sprinkle the chopped pistachios over the top to add a beautiful green layer with a hint of pink.
