This cake is baked in a shaped silicone or metal Bundt tin, creating a stunning appearance, perfect for any special occasion
Ingredients
Pistachio Bundt Cake
- 150g pistachios
- 150g butter
- 150g caster sugar
- 3 tbsp lime, grated rind
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- oil for tin
Pistachio and Lime Icing
- 2 tbsp pistachios
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 125g icing sugar
Method
Pistachio Bundt Cake
- Pre-heat the oven.
- Rub some oil around the inside of a metal Bundt tin or silicone mould.
- Measure the flour and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl, stir to combine and sieve into another bowl.
- Put the pistachios into a kitchen blender and pulse until they are the size of ground almonds.
- Chop the butter into cubes and put them into a mixing bowl.
- Add the sugar and beat together until smooth.
- Finely grate the lime into the bowl
- Break the eggs into the bowl, one at a time, ensuring each is well incorporated before adding the next.
- Tip the flour into the bowl and stir to combine.
- Add the milk and stir again.
- Transfer the ground pistachios to the mixing bowl, add lime juice and mix well.
- Tip the mixture into the Bundt tin or mould and smooth the top.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the sponge springs back when touched.
- Leave to cool in the tin for 20 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
Pistachio and Lime Icing
- Chop the pistachios.
- Squeeze the lime juice.
- Measure the icing sugar into a bowl, add some of the lime juice and stir to combine.
- Continue adding lime juice and stirring until the icing is just runny enough to pour.
- Pour the icing over the top of the cold cake allowing it to run down the sides.
- Scatter the chopped pistachios over the top of the cake.
- Allow the icing to set before serving.
Recipe by www.dovesfarm.co.uk