With no eggs invited to the party to add supportive structure, this cake makes for a very delicate crumb. We love the play between the salty, roasted pistachios and tart citrus. Blood Orange Avocado Oil does a great job amping the citrus notes and we employ our one-two punch of pairing up Lemon and Vanilla Extracts to get those tart notes balanced in this delicious loaf cake. Yummy with a berry compote and a dollop of sweetened cashew cream.
3/4 cup roasted, salted pistachios | |
1/3 cup neutral oil like canola | |
1/4 cup lemon juice | |
5 Tbl Blood Orange Avocado Oil | |
Zest of 2 lemons | |
1/3 cup water | |
2 cups cake flour | |
1 Tbl baking powder | |
1 cup granulated sugar | |
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract | |
1 tsp Pure Lemon Extract | |
1 tsp Baker's Salt | |
For the Glaze: | |
2 cups powdered sugar | |
3 Tbl lemon juice | |
Crushed pistachios for garnish |
1. | Place a rack in middle of oven. Preheat to 325°F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan with nonstick spray. Line with parchment creating overhangs or "handles" on the long sides. Spray the parchment. |
2. | Pulse pistachios in a food processor until mostly finely ground - it’s okay if some of the pieces are a bit larger. Set aside a heaping tablespoonful for garnishing. |
3. | Whisk lemon zest, flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, Baker's Salt and pistachios in a large bowl. |
4. | Whisk Canola Oil, Blood Orange Avocado Oil, 1/4 cup lemon juice, water and Extracts in a bowl to combine. Pour oil mixture onto dry ingredients all at once and fold with a rubber spatula to combine. Take care when folding and avoid overmixing. This batter contains a high ratio of liquid, which means it can get gummy if overworked. Pour into prepared pan and tilt to distribute. Batter should come halfway up the sides. |
5. | Bake cake until golden brown all over, it springs back when gently pressed, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 50–60 minutes. |
6. | Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cake cool completely in pan, at least 2 hours. Using parchment overhang, lift cake out of pan and place on rack. Peel away parchment. |
7. | It's helpful if this cake is 100% cooled before attempting to handle - that is, if you're looking for a perfectly formed loaf cake. We have rushed to remove the cake from the pan, and while the cake did fall apart, it was still 100% delicious. |
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