Persian Pistachio Cake

Name: Persian Pistachio Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Servings: 8
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: Zest of 1 orange; 4 eggs, separated (at room temperature); 1 cup raw, unsalted pistachio nuts,* shelled (6 ounces); 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ⅛ teaspoon salt; ½ cup unsalted butter; 1 cup plain yogurt; 1 tablespoon rose water; 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped out, or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped out, or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar; 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; ¼ cup unsalted pistachios,* ground

Preparation info

Servings:
8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup raw, unsalted pistachio nuts,* shelled (6 ounces

Asia
Iran
Southeast Asia
Vegetarian
Cake
Baking

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Butter and dust an 8-inch spring form cake pan with flour and line the base with parchment paper.
Pulse the sugar and pistachios in a food processor until finely ground.
Beat in the egg yolks, gradually. Add t