Italian Pistachio Cake

with white chocolate & cardamom

This light and airy Italian Pistachio Cake with white chocolate chips and cardamom is simple to make and loaded with pure pistachio flavor!

INGREDIENTS

- ground pistachios (or pistachio flour) - flour (AP or cake) - ground cardamom - baking powder - salt

Dry Ingredients

INGREDIENTS

- unsalted butter - sugar - eggs - milk - white chocolate chips - icing sugar for dusting

Wet Ingredients

How to Make Italian Pistachio Cake

Step 1  Preheat the oven and line an 8" round cake pan with parchment paper.

Step 2  Finely grind pistachios using a food processor

Step 3  Sift and mix remaining dry ingredients and set aside

How to Make Italian Pistachio Cake

Step 4 Make the batter: mix butter and sugar, add eggs (one by one), and milk. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in white chocolate chips.

Step 5 Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Step 6 Leave to cool, dust with icing sugar, slice, and serve!

How to Serve Italian Pistachio Cake

This Italian Pistachio Cake makes a great tea-time treat. Serve it with a cup of tea or coffee. In summer, you can serve this cake with a scoop of vanilla or white chocolate ice cream, or even a dollop of whipped cream.