Pistachio Nut Swirl Cake Low Calorie Alternative Food

WEIGHT WATCHERS PISTACHIO CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Spray 13 x 9 pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 - 35 minutes. Test cake top by lightly touching the center which should feel slightly firm and will slightly spring back to the touch.
• (Cool cake completely before frosting.).
• Mix together frosting ingredients and spread over cake.
• Refrigerate until ready to eat and hold in the fridge for up to two weeks!
• Enjoy!

PISTACHIO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease and lightly flour three 9-inch cake pans.
• Pulse the pistachios in a food processor until ground up into very fine crumbs. See photo above for a visual. You'll have about 1 and 1/2 cups of crumbs. (If you have more than that, set aside for garnish.)
• Pour 1 and 1/2 cups of pistachio crumbs in a large bowl. Whisk in the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter and sugar together on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Beat in the egg whites on high speed until combined, about 2 minutes. Beat in the sour cream, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl as needed. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients until just incorporated. With the mixer still running on low, pour in the milk (and the green food coloring, if using) and mix just until combined. You may need to whisk it all by hand to make sure there are no lumps at the bottom of the bowl. The batter will be slightly thick.
• Pour batter evenly into cake pans. Bake for around 21-23 minutes or until the cakes are baked through. To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, it's done. Allow cakes to cool completely in the pans set on a wire rack. The cakes must be completely cool before frosting and assembling.
• Prepare the cream cheese frosting (see note below).
• Using a large serrated knife, slice a thin layer off the tops of the cakes to create a flat surface. Discard (or crumble over ice cream!). Place 1 cake layer on your cake stand, cake turntable, or serving plate. Evenly cover the top with frosting. Top with 2nd layer and evenly cover the top with more frosting. Top with the third cake layer. Spread the frosting all over the top and sides. (I used a bench scraper to smooth out the sides.) Decorate with garnishes, if desired. Refrigerate for at least 30-45 minutes before slicing. This helps the cake keep its shape when cutting.
• Cover leftover cake tightly and store in the refrigerator for 5 days.

PISTACHIO NUT SWIRL CAKE (LOW CALORIE ALTERNATIVE)

Steps:

• 1. Combine cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream, oil and extract in large mixer bowl. Blend, beat at medium speed for two minutes.
• 2. Combine sugar, cinnamon & nuts in small bowl. {I always make extra topping mix}
• 3. Pour 1/3 of batter into greased and floured 10" tube pan, sprinkle with 1/2 of sugar mixture, add another 1/3 layer repeat layers and top with reamining sugar mixture.
• 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched near center. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan.

PISTACHIO NUT LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pulse pistachios in a food processor until finely ground.
• Sift flour into a bowl. Combine milk, almond extract, salt, and vanilla extract in a second bowl. Combine vinegar and baking soda in a third bowl.
• Cream sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition. Mix in pistachios. Add flour, alternating with the milk mixture, beating batter briefly after each addition. Gently fold vinegar mixture in to the batter; do not stir at this point. Pour batter into two 8-inch round cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes, before frosting with your choice of frosting.

PISTACHIO NUT BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour a 9-inch bundt pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix and instant pudding. Add the sour cream, oil and eggs, mix well. The batter will be thick. Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan. Combine the brown sugar, pistachios and cinnamon, sprinkle over the batter in the pan., being careful to keep filling from the edges as it might stick to the pan. Cover with the remaining batter.
• Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 15 minutes in pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely. When cake is cooled, dust with powdered sugar.

PISTACHIO NUT SWIRL CAKE OR COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• FILLING:.
• Combine the sugar, cinnamon, and nuts together and set aside.
• CAKE:.
• Mix the cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream, oil, food coloring, and almond together.
• Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes; scrape and beat another minute.
• Grease and flour a 10" tube pan.
• Pour 1/3 of the batter in the pan.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 of the sugar mixture and then put another layer of batter, and another layer of sugar.
• Top with batter.
• Bake at 350 for about 50 minutes or till done.

PISTACHIO NUT SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• 1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350*. PLACE FIRST 6 INGREDIENTS INTO MIXING BOWL, AND BEAT ON MED. SPEED WITH ELECTIRC MIXER FOR 2 MINUTES. SET ASIDE
• 2. COMBINE SUGAR, CINNAMON, AND NUTS TOGETHER, MIXING WELL.
• 3. POUR 1/3 OF THE BATTER INTO A GREASED AND FLOURED 10" TUBE PAN; SPRINKLE WITH HALF OF THE SUGAR MIXTURE. REPEAT LAYERS, AND TOP WITH REMAINING BATTER.
• 4. BAKE FOR APPROX. 50 MINUTES, OR UNTIL CENTER SPRINGS BACK WHEN LIGHTLY TOUCHED. COOL 15 MINUTES BEFORE REMOVING FROM PAN...

PISTACHIO PRALINE & VANILLA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Butter two 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper. In a large bowl, beat all the cake ingredients together until you have a smooth, soft batter.
• Blitz the pistachios in a food processor until very fine. Add the self-raising flour and caster sugar to the nuts and blitz until completely combined. Add eggs, baking powder and milk and mix together.
• Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon, then bake for about 20 mins until golden and the cake springs back when pressed. Turn onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
• For the filling mix the soft cheese with the caster sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence.
• Sandwich the sponges with the filling. For the topping, stir 2 tbsp water with 100g caster sugar in a microwaveable bowl and microwave on High for 3-4 mins until bubbling and starting to caramelise. Stir in a handful of roughly chopped pistachios then quickly spoon onto the cake. Keep in an airtight container and eat within 2 days.