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Pistachio praline & vanilla cake

Ingredients

  1. Step 1 200g caster sugar
  2. Step 2 200g softened butter
  3. Step 3 4 eggs , beaten
  4. Step 4 150g self-raising flour
  5. Step 5 100g pistachio
  6. Step 6 1 tsp baking powder
  7. Step 7 2 tbsp milk
  8. Step 8 200g pot full fat soft cheese
  9. Step 9 100g caster sugar
  10. Step 10 a few drops vanilla essence
  11. Step 11 2 tbsp water
  12. Step 12 100g caster sugar
  13. Step 13 a handful of roughly chopped pistachios
Pistachio praline & vanilla cake
Calories: 409 Carbohydrate: 56 g Protein: 7 g Fat: 19 g
Cook time: 30 minutes Prep time: minutes Total time: 30 minutes Servings: 10

TAGS

Afternoon tea Buffet Dessert Snack Treat British Josh Eagleton 10-30 minute 30-60 minute 600 kcal or less Baking powder BBC Good Food Birthday cake Butter cake Caster sugar egg egg Good Food Indulgent Milk pistachio pistachio Praline Quick Self-raising flour Soft cheese vanilla Victoria sponge

Directions

  1. Step 1 Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Butter two 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper. In a large bowl, beat all the cake ingredients together until you have a smooth, soft batter.
  2. Step 2 Blitz the pistachios in a food processor until very fine. Add the self-raising flour and caster sugar to the nuts and blitz until completely combined. Add eggs, baking powder and milk and mix together.
  3. Step 3 Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon, then bake for about 20 mins until golden and the cake springs back when pressed. Turn onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
  4. Step 4 For the filling mix the soft cheese with the caster sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence.
  5. Step 5 Sandwich the sponges with the filling. For the topping, stir 2 tbsp water with 100g caster sugar in a microwaveable bowl and microwave on High for 3-4 mins until bubbling and starting to caramelise. Stir in a handful of roughly chopped pistachios then quickly spoon onto the cake. Keep in an airtight container and eat within 2 days.