White Chocolate Pistachio Cake (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ Cake

01 - 400 g unsalted butter
02 - 400 g caster sugar
03 - 7 medium eggs
04 - 400 g self-raising flour
05 - 150 ml whole milk
06 - 150 g pistachios, roughly chopped
07 - 150 g white chocolate chunks or chips

→ Buttercream/Decoration

08 - 250 g white chocolate
09 - 250 g unsalted butter
10 - 350 g icing sugar, sifted
11 - 1 tsp vanilla extract
12 - 50 g pistachios, roughly chopped

# Instructions:

01 - Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/350°F and line and grease three 20 cm (8-inch) cake tins.
02 - Cream the unsalted butter and caster sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs one at a time. If the mixture starts to curdle, add a spoonful of the flour to stabilize. Add the self-raising flour and whole milk to the mixture and whisk for 1 minute on medium speed until light and fluffy. Fold in the chopped pistachios and white chocolate chunks with a spatula.
03 - Divide the batter evenly among the prepared tins. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Leave the cakes to cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
04 - Melt the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Set aside to cool.
05 - In an electric mixer, beat the unsalted butter, sifted icing sugar, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Gradually mix in the cooled melted white chocolate and continue mixing for about 5 minutes until creamy and smooth.
06 - Spread the buttercream between each cake layer. Using a 2D Closed Star Piping Tip, pipe buttercream on the top. Sprinkle the chopped pistachios over the top of the cake.

# Notes:

01 - You can reduce the recipe by one-third to make two layers, or create two thicker layers using the entire recipe. Note that thicker layers will require additional baking time.
02 - Omitting the pistachios and chocolate chunks from the sponge is optional and will reduce the baking time slightly.
03 - The cake can be stored for 3-4 days and will remain delicious during this period.

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