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Delicious Lemon Pistachio Cake: A Zesty Treat for Every Celebration

Delicious Lemon Pistachio Cake: A Zesty Treat for Every Celebration
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Total
50 min
Serves
16
Calories
272 kcal
Carbs
30.00 g

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cupshelled roasted pistachios, plus more for topping
  • 2lemons, zest
  • 1 1/2 cupcake flour
  • 1 tspbaking powder
  • 1/4 tspbaking soda
  • 1 stickunsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cupsugar
  • 3/4 tspkosher salt
  • 3eggs
  • 1/4 cupfull fat sour cream
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 1/3 cupwhole milk
  • 6 ozmascarpone, room temperature
  • 3/4 cuppowdered sugar
  • 1 tbspheavy whipping cream
  • 1 tspfinely grated lemon zest
  • 1 tspfresh lemon juice
  • 1/8 tspkosher salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter an 8x8-inch baking pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper and butter the paper.

  2. 2

    Place the pistachios and lemon zest in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely ground (but not to pistachio butter). Pour mixture into a bowl along with flour, baking powder and baking soda. Whisk to combine, then set aside.

  3. 3

    In a small bowl, whisk to combine sour cream, vanilla and milk and set aside.

  4. 4

    In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter, sugar and salt on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl as needed.

  6. 6

    With the mixer on low, alternate adding the dry ingredients (in three additions) and wet ingredients (in two additions), starting and ending with the dry.

  7. 7

    Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Carefully turn cake out onto a work surface, peel off parchment paper, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.

  8. 8

    Spread with frosting, sprinkle with chopped pistachios and serve at room temperature.

  9. 9

    Combine all frosting ingredients in a medium bowl. Use a hand mixer fitted with beater attachments to mix until smooth. Be very careful not to over mix, the frosting can curdle.