Eggless Pistachio, Saffron and Cardamom Cake
For My son in law's birthday I was looking for an easy to bake and yet a
fancy cake recipe. While browsing recipe
ideas for the same, I noticed that Saffron pistachio cake is quite famous. It looked
exotic and elegant. This Moist and delicious cake infused with saffron ,cardamom
flavor with a chopped pistachio. The richness of the Pistachios coupled with
the delicate saffron just melts in your mouth. The cake turns out moist,
flavourful and delicious. It is very festive in appearance It is rich in taste
and flavour.
Ingredients
Flour (Maida) - 1 cup
Powdered Sugar - 2 tbsp
Baking Powder - 1 tsp
Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
Condensed Milk - 200g
Butter - 100g
Pistachio Powder - 50 g
Milk- 1/2 cup
Vanilla Essence - 1
tsp
Saffron & Cardamom - 1/2 tsp each
For Icing:
Whipped Cream (chilled) - 2 cups
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Method:
1.Preheat the oven at 180deg C.Grease a bakingpan.
2.In a bowl sieve maida, 2 tbsp sugar, baking soda, baking
powder and keep aside.
3.Take a large bowl, add butter, condensed milk, Pistachio
powder,cardamom, vanilla extract and saffron milk mix together and whisk for 2
minutes to form a smooth batter.
4.Using a spatula, fold dry ingredients to the whisked
batter and mix well. Mix till well combined.
5.Pour the batter into the baking pan and bake for 20
minutes.
6.After 20 minutes, poke a toothpick into the centre of the
cake and remove instantly. If the toothpick comes out clean, it means the cake
is cooked completely.
Remove the cake from the oven and keep on a cooling rack for
10-15 minutes.
Make theFrosting:
1. Using both a chilled bowl and chilled beaters,
beat the cream until frothy.
2. Add the icing sugar
and vanilla gradually while beating.
3.Whip until light and a thick enough
consistency to spread as an icing.
4.Decorate with Pistachio Powder and pinch of
saffron