Pistachio And Almond Cake With Orange Salad

Serves: 5

Gabriella Kub

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

43

Sweetness

55

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.333333 cups

Whole Almonds (blanched)

3

Lemons

3

Eggs

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

Directions:

1

To make the cake, preheat the oven to 300°F

2

Butter a 4-by-8-inch loaf pan

3

Then, using a sifter or a fine-mesh strainer, dust it with flour, tapping out the excess

4

In a food process, combine the pistachios and almonds and pulse until finely ground

5

Set aside

6

Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer

7

Grate the zest from the lemons directly into the bowl

8

Fit the mixer with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes, or until smooth and creamy

9

Mix in the vanilla just until incorporated

10

On low speed, gradually add the nuts and mix just until incorporated

11

Then add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition just until incorporated

12

Stir in the flour and salt and mix just until incorporated

13

Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan

14

Bake until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes

15

Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes

16

Then, run a paring knife around the inside of the pan to loosen the cake sides, invert the cake onto a plate, and lift off the pan

17

At this point, the cake can be served warm or allowed to cool completely before being sliced and reheated

18

To make the orange salad, cut a slice off the top and bottom of 1 orange, stand the orange upright, and cut downward to remove the rind and pith in thick strips

19

Cut the orange crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices, capturing any juice

20

Repeat with all of the remaining oranges

21

Set the oranges slices aside until needed

22

Gently heat the marmalade in a pot over low heat for about 3 minutes, or until syrupy

23

Add any captured orange juice along with the lemon juice to the marmalade

24

Remove the pot from the heat and add 1 to 2 tablespoons water to think the marmalade to the consistency of a vinaigrette

25

Let cool

26

To serve, preheat the oven to 400°F

27

Cut the cake into generous slices and place on a baking sheet

28

Bake the slices, turning them over once, for about 5 minutes, or until warm and slightly toasted on both sides

29

Place 4 or 5 orange slices on each plate and drizzle generously with the marmalade syrup

30

Place the warm pieces of cake next to the orange slices and top with a dollop of yogurt and a few pistachios

31

Serve immediately

32

To make the cake, preheat the oven to 300°F

33

Butter a 4-by-8-inch loaf pan

34

Then, using a sifter or a fine-mesh strainer, dust it with flour, tapping out the excess

35

In a food process, combine the pistachios and almonds and pulse until finely ground

36

Set aside

37

Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer

38

Grate the zest from the lemons directly into the bowl

39

Fit the mixer with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes, or until smooth and creamy

40

Mix in the vanilla just until incorporated

41

On low speed, gradually add the nuts and mix just until incorporated

42

Then add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition just until incorporated

43

Stir in the flour and salt and mix just until incorporated

44

Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan

45

Bake until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes

46

Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes

47

Then, run a paring knife around the inside of the pan to loosen the cake sides, invert the cake onto a plate, and lift off the pan

48

At this point, the cake can be served warm or allowed to cool completely before being sliced and reheated

49

To make the orange salad, cut a slice off the top and bottom of 1 orange, stand the orange upright, and cut downward to remove the rind and pith in thick strips

50

Cut the orange crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices, capturing any juice

51

Repeat with all of the remaining oranges

52

Set the oranges slices aside until needed

53

Gently heat the marmalade in a pot over low heat for about 3 minutes, or until syrupy

54

Add any captured orange juice along with the lemon juice to the marmalade

55

Remove the pot from the heat and add 1 to 2 tablespoons water to think the marmalade to the consistency of a vinaigrette

56

Let cool

57

To serve, preheat the oven to 400°F

58

Cut the cake into generous slices and place on a baking sheet

59

Bake the slices, turning them over once, for about 5 minutes, or until warm and slightly toasted on both sides

60

Place 4 or 5 orange slices on each plate and drizzle generously with the marmalade syrup

61

Place the warm pieces of cake next to the orange slices and top with a dollop of yogurt and a few pistachios

62

Serve immediately