Pistachio and Lemon Cake
Source of Recipe
Marla
List of Ingredients
Pistachio and Lemon Cake ( Naturally Gluten and Lactose Free)
3 lemons, organic and untreated
300 g pistachios, shelled
200 g sugar
6 eggs, room temperature
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon icing sugar, for dusting
Recipe
1 Boil the whole lemons in boiling water for 1 hour.
2 Pre heat oven to 180°C Grease and line a 22cm cake tin with baking paper Drain the lemons and Cool.
3 Cut the cooked lemons in half and remove the pips.
4 Puree in a blender until smooth.
5 Blanch ( boil) 200g of the pistacios in boiling water for 30 seconds then blend with the other 100g.
6 Serrate the egg yolks from the egg whites.
7 Whisk the yolks with the sugar until light then fold in the pistacio cream, the lemon cream and baking powder.
8 whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt till stiff. Fold into the lemon pistachio mixture.
9 Pour the mixture in the prepared cake tin and bake for about 40-45 minutes.
10 Cool, remove from cake tin and dust lightly with icing sugar. Decorate with some candied peel.
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