It's a beautiful cake with a rich flavoring

Rose and Pistachio Cake

#FoodismXmas
By Jagruti Shamal

Dec, 22nd

835

Servings
6 persons
Cook Time
50 minutes
Ingredients
13 - 15

Ingredients

  • All purpose flour 184gm
  • Corn flour 22gms
  • Sugar 165 gms
  • Curds 242 gms
  • Baking powder 1 and one fourth tsp
  • Baking soda half tsp
  • Salt half tsp
  • Flavorless oil 67ml
  • Rose essence half tsp
  • Few drops of red food color
  • For frosting , whipping cream 250gms
  • Pistachio powder 50gms
  • Few Pistachio slivers for decoration
  • Rose milk for soaking the sponge half cup
  • Few fresh red rose 🌹 petals for garnishing

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180°c for 15min.
  • Line a 8inch baking tin with parchment paper
  • Cream the curd and sugar until the sugar dissolves completely
  • Add oil , essence and food color and whip till oil gets emulsified
  • In another bowl sieve all the dry ingredients and give it a thorough mix
  • Now gently fold the dry ingredients in the wet ingredients
  • Do not overmix
  • Add water one tbsp at a time to adjust the batter consistency
  • Bake it in a pre heated oven at 180°c for app 35 min or till it is done
  • Cool it completely before frosting
  • Now for frosting first we have to whip the chilled whipping cream to stiff peaks
  • Cut the cake into three layers
  • Put some cream on the cake board and place the first layer
  • Soak it with Rose milk
  • Fill the whipping cream in a piping bag and apply it on the cake layer evenly
  • Now put the pistachio powder on the cream and level it nicely
  • Now put the second layer and repeat the same process
  • Finally cover the entire cake with whipping cream and smoothen it nicely
  • Decorate it with fresh red rose petals and Pistachio slivers
  • Serve it chilled

Notes/Tips

Always cool the cake completely before frosting Always use chilled whipping cream Serve it after keeping it for three to four hours in the refrigerator