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lemon pistachio loaf on a cookie rack, wooden board on the background and flowers, from above

The Best Pistachio Lemon Cake Recipe

Simona
A quick and easy cake bursting with lemon and pistachios, perfect for your next get-together.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Sweet
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • For the cake
  • 3 large eggs 170g
  • 170 g self raising flour
  • 170 g white sugar
  • 170 g butter melted
  • Zest from 2 lemons
  • 100 g shelled pistachios crushed
  • For the glaze
  • juice from 2 lemons
  • 150 g icing sugar
  • For the decoration
  • 50 g pistachios crushed
  • 1 lemon sliced thinly

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a loaf tin with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Melt the butter using either the microwave or the stove. Set aside to cool down a little.
  • In the bowl of your standing mixer, beat the eggs and sugar until they become light and fluffy, double in size and shiny.
  • Add the cooled butter slowly, in a stream, until fully incorporated.
  • Now it's time for the flour, but make sure it's only added and mixed in for a few seconds.
  • Fold in the pistachios and lemon zest by hand, then pour in the tin you have prepared and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the skewer test comes back dry.
  • As the cake is baking, prepare the glaze by mixing the juice of 2 lemons and the icing sugar until no lumps are left.
  • Once the cake is out, drizzle it with the glaze and pistachios, then place the lemon slices once it's cooled down.

Notes

This cake will last for up to three days if placed in an airtight container.
Keyword lemon pistachio cake, pistachio lemon cake