Honey, Pistachio and Yoghurt Cake

Name: Honey, Pistachio and Yoghurt Cake
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes: 8–10-portion cake
Ingredients: 3 eggs, separated; 60 g / 2 oz butter; 100 g / 3½ oz clear honey; 100 g / 3½ oz icing sugar; 1 tbs honey; 150 ml / 5 fl oz natural yoghurt; 2–3 tsp hot water; ¼ tsp vanilla essence; 100 g / 3½ oz light soft brown sugar; 90 g / 3 oz shelled unsalted pistachio nuts, halved; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 175 g / 6 oz plain flour

Preparation info

Makes:
8–10
-portion cake

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

The flavour of this cake develops nicely if made a day ahead of serving.

Ingredients

60 g / 2 oz butter
100 g / 3½

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Cream the butter and honey together. Beat in the egg yolks, sugar and yoghurt. Mix in the flour sifted with the bicarbonate of soda. Reserve 1 tablespoon of pistachio nuts for decoration, and stir the remainder into the mixture. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold in carefully. Spoon the mixtu