BLUEBERRY & PISTACHIO CAKE WITH CARDAMOM CREAM
Reader Janine Watkins shares her recipe for a light and nutty celebration sandwich sponge with floral notes and bursting berries
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lightly grease and line the base of 2 x 20cm sandwich tins with baking parchment. Grease the tins again, dust with a little caster sugar and a little flour, then tap out any excess.
- Put the eggs and sugar in a heatproof bowl and, using an electric whisk, mix briefly to combine. Place the bowl over a pan of steaming water and continue to whisk until the mixture is pale and thick - when the whisk is lifted, the mixture should leave a trail on the surface lasting about 5 secs. Remove the bowl from the pan and continue beating for 2 mins.
- Continue to whisk the mixture while trickling the melted butter around the edge of the bowl. Sift in the flour and ground pistachios, very gently give the mixture 2-3 folds, then add the blueberries and fold again, being careful not to knock out all the air. Divide the mixture between the tins and bake for 25-30 mins, until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- To make the filling, beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the cardamom, then drizzle in the cream. Continue to beat until light and airy.
- Cool cakes in their tins for 10 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack. Remove lining paper when completely cooled. Sandwich the cakes together with the cardamom cream, top with some more, then decorate with pistachios and blueberries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 564 calories, Fat 36 grams fat, SaturatedFat 19 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 52 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 39 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium
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