CHOCOLATE-PISTACHIO CAKE…A cake to sleepover?
Its a ‘Chocolate, Chocolate-chip & Pistachio’ cake!
There has been palpable excitement in the son’s life as he’s off for his first sleepover. They’ve had a day out by the lake – rappling, rock climbing, Burma bridge crossing. Then it’s back to school for a bonfire night, star-gazing & studying constellations…finally the much-awaited sleepover! We’ve almost had to gag & bind him down ‘coz he’s gone bonkers planning, making lists,sticking reminders…driving us up the beanpole! He woke up this morning with a 1000 watt smile, saying this is the day he’s been waiting for “all his life”!
Heave-ho, Heave-ho…It’s off to school we go!
A cake for snacks featured in one of his many lists & reminders. I made this for him last evening.
‘Sleepover Cake’…or so it’s come to be called!
I love the combination of chocolate & pistachio nuts…by way of taste, as well as colour! Just because DH happened to go to Dubai for a day & saw these nuts…& thought the mad baker would love to try something with them. Of course I would…no problem! With opportunity knocking in the form of a sleepover, I wentover & used them right away!
The recipe is my own…a simple cake which is moist, delicious & versatile! Check out the mocha walnut version here.
Ingredients:
Butter-100 gms
Sugar – 1 1/2 cups
Eggs – 4
Vanilla Essence- 1tsp
Flour – 1 cup
Whole wheat flour – 1/2 cup
Cocoa – 1/2 cup
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
Salt – 1/8 tsp
Yogurt – 6 tbsps
Cream – 3 tbsps (25% fat)
Juice of 1/2 lime
Chocolate-chips – 1/2 cup
Pistachio Nuts – 1/2 cup/chopped
Out of the oven late in the evening…smelling good!
- Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Line, grease & flour bottom of 8” spring form ring tin. Grease & flour the sides.
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Sift the dry ingredients together. Keep aside.
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Mix the yogurt + cream + lime juice in a small bowl. Keep aside.
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Beat the butter + sugar well until light and fluffy.
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Beat in the eggs & vanilla essence.
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On low speed, beat in the dry ingredients alternatively with yogurt and cream mix…in 3 goes.
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Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped pistachios.
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Put the batter into the tin and level out. Sprinkle with flaked pistachios & chocolate sprinkles if desired.
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Bake for approximately 60 mins, or till the tester comes out clean.
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Cool in tin on rack for 10 mins, remove sides of spring form tin, & cool on rack for 30 mins.
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Remove from base, handling gently as it’s quite delicate while warm.
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This cake is delicious and moist when fresh out of the oven!!
Note: Check after about 45 minutes. If you find that the top is browning too fast, loosely place a sheet of foil over the top.
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
7 Comments
Mansi Desai
I’m amazed at how you can bake a cake every day Deeba! and with 2 kids!! Good luck to your son on his first sleepover! I’m sure he’ll be the center of attention with that cake tucked inside his backpack:)D
Purnima
Deeba, firstly loved the photo of your cute kids! The cake looks delicious n the pistachios have been sliced to perfection!! Lucky boy!(I m still clumsy at slicing nuts, they are more of huge pieces!got to look out for tips on slicing them :D)
DEEPA
Your kids are so cute !!!awesome cake . lucky your kids are..i wish i could taste them !!
Meeta
You’ve got cute kids Deeba and that cake looks so luscious. Love he pistachios in it!
bindiya
Deeba you drive me crazy with such fab cakes, WHEN are you inviting me over?????:)
Maya
Hey Deeba, cute pic of the bro-sis duo..Lucky son to get such nicely baked cakes from mommy!..Btw, just wanted to let u knw, I took a first step and baked a cake with ur chocolate ganache recipe and the cream filling inside :). Just posted it in my blog..Thanx a lot to you..
sandhya
Hi deeba, your kids are very cute.. the cake looks wonderful.. i liked the combination of chocolate and pistachios. i would love to try this..