Pistachio Cake Recipe

This oil free vegan Pistachio Cake Recipe is soft, fluffy and melt in mouth. It’s a delightful treat for all year round and is made with very simple ingredients. It is made from scratch and garnished beautifully.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Indian

Keyword how to make pistachio cake from scratch, pista cake, pistachio cake, vegan pistachio cake

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 211kcal

Author Gunjan

Ingredients

dry ingredients

1 cup raw unsalted pistachio
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cardamom powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

wet ingredients

1 cup dairy free milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tbsp white vinegar

To garnish (optional)

1 tsp Powdered sugar
2 tbsp chopped raw pistachio

Instructions

Preheat oven at 350-degree Fahrenheit. Grease and then place a parchment paper in an 8-inch round cake pan. In the food processor combine the raw pistachio and grind it in a crush mode or pulse it until it has the chopped effect.
In a mixing bowl combine all the dry ingredients including crushed pistachios. Mix it well until there are no lumps.
In another bowl whip up the wet ingredients.
Now, fold in wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whip up the batter well with a spoon.
Now, pour the batter at the center of the prepared cake pan. Tap it a bit to make sure it is spread evenly and place it in the middle rack of the oven. Bake it for 30 minutes or until the tester comes out clean. Turn it off and take it out of the oven. Place it on a flat surface to cool down a bit so that the cake starts to leave its side.
Invert the cake pan on a flat surface. gently, pull out its parchment paper. You may slice and enjoy it as is. If you want to garnish then in a small strainer/sieve put some powdered sugar and tap it on the cake evenly. Sprinkle some chopped pistachio. Slice and serve.

Notes

Make sure that pistachio is not completely powdered. It should look like finely chopped.
You may grease the pan directly.
If you plan to use the parchment paper, then make sure to cut it exactly in the cake pan shape. Grease the cake first then place the parchment paper in it. This way you avoid that tiny bit of oil as well.
Garnishing is optional.
I have provided the nutritional information without the garnishing. So if you garnish this cake its nutritional value might change a bit.

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