Pistachio Cake

By louropa

Ingredients

• 1 cup shelled pistachios roasted in a 350 degree oven for 5 minutes
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup pistachio paste
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325. Spray 9 inch round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment or wax paper
Pulse the nuts in a food processor with 1/4 cup flour until it becomes finely ground (basically making a pistachio flour). Mix together this mixture with the rest of the flour and the baking powder (set aside).
In a mixer cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the pistachio paste, and then add 1 egg at a time. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add vanilla and honey. Mix in the flour mixture, 1/3 at a time.
Spread evenly in the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes (make sure a toothpick or something like it comes out clean). Remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack.
When cool, dust with powdered sugar.