Pistachio Cake
- 3/4 cup shelled natural pistachios (4 ounces)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Butter a 13- by 9-inch metal cake pan, then line bottom with wax paper.
- Butter paper and dust pan with some flour, knocking out excess.
- Pulse pistachios in a food processor until finely ground (be careful not to overprocess into a paste).
- Add 1 cup flour, baking powder, cardamom, and salt and pulse once or twice to mix.
- Combine milk and vanilla in a measuring cup.
- Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
- Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Alternately add pistachio flour and milk in batches, beginning and ending with flour, and mix at low speed until just combined.
- Spread batter evenly in cake pan and bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
- Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then run a thin knife around sides of cake and invert onto rack.
- Remove paper and reinvert cake onto a platter.
- Cut into squares and serve warm or at room temperature.
shelled natural pistachios, flour, baking powder, ground cardamom, salt, milk, vanilla, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pistachio-cake-105003 (may not work)