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Dessert for 12

Lemon Pistachio Cake

This lemon pistachio cake blends nut flours, yogurt, and lemon, then bakes before receiving a layer of lemon frosting.

$0.57per serving $
85 minstart to table
12servings

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup roasted shelled pistachios
  • 1 1/2 cups fine blanched almond flour
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • zest from 2 large lemons
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup plain or vanilla whole-milk greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 1 batch lovely lemon frosting
  • 6 tbsp low sugar strawberry jam
  • strawberries (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking oil.
  2. Grind the pistachios into fine crumbs and whisk them with the almond flour, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Whisk the lemon zest, sugar, eggs, yogurt, lemon juice, and almond extract in a large bowl.
  4. Stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture until just combined, then spread it in the pan.
  5. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the center is set and reaches 160 F, then cool completely.
  6. Spread the lemon frosting over the cooled cake and spoon the strawberry jam over the top.

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