Soft, light and buttery Pistachio Bundt Cake flavored with real pistachios and almond extract. Finished off with fun and festive green candy melts topping!
Pistachio is such an underrated dessert flavor! Pistachio pairs wonderfully with so many other flavors. Vanilla, Almond, Strawberries, Coconut and Omg Orange!
Desserts taste THE BEST when Pistachio is the flavor in focus. Seriously, don’t you love pistachio flavored ice-cream? Or pistachio and vanilla flavored cookies? Coconut-Pistachio layer cake?? Anyone???
I am getting super hungry, need to crack some pistachios open!!! And already getting dynamite ideas for my next post. ;D
What hides in this Pistachio bundt cake
Real pistachios. We aren’t using any artificial pistachio pudding in today’s recipe. We will ground our beautiful green shelled pistachios and add them in the cake batter. ⇓
A combination of oil and butter to make the pistachio bundt cake taste buttery and stay ultra-moist and tender for days!
An egg for binding and some greek yogurt for the added moisture and richness.
Almond and vanilla extracts. Because we aren’t using any fake pistachio flavors in our cake, we certainly need to amp up the flavor of pistachio with almond extract. And pistachios pair supremely well with almond.
You will taste buttery and sweet pistachio flavor combined with vanilla and a hint of almond in every bite!
Such a lovely Eastertide bake! Or a perfect St Patrick’s Day cake if you will. Oh come on do you even need a reason! 😀 😀 😀
A few drops of Green food coloring to reach that light green pistachio color. You see, pistachios add a hint of green to the cake batter. But if you don’t mind food-colorings, I recommend adding some drops for that prettiest pistachio green.
Cake flour as opposed to all purpose flour. Cornstarch present in cake flours produces very light textured cakes. If you want your cake to taste light, use cake flour. You can even make a DIY at home. Just measure a cup of APF, remove 2 Table spoons out and replace with 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch. Sift 3-4 times. And there you have it!
Rest the usual gang of leaveners, some salt, sugar and milk. No brainer there!
Pistachio Bundt Cake: Taste Test
- Buttery and supremely moist
- Light and fluffy with a tight crumb
- Flavored with pistachios, vanilla and almond flavors
- No ARTIFICIAL pistachio pudding!
- Topped with a green, vanilla and white chocolate flavored candy melts topping
That topping is so easy to do, pretty to look at and your cake tastes like white chocolate pistachio bundt cake! Win-Win-Win!!
Soft, light and buttery Pistachio Bundt Cake flavored with real pistachios and almond extract. Finished off with fun and festive green candy melts topping!
- 1 Cup + 2.5 Tbsps (125 Gms) Cake flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3 Tbsp (43 gms) Butter (unsalted, room temperature)
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Oil (I use avocado)
- 3/4 Cup Granulated sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1/4 Cup Greek yogurt
- 3/4 Cup (98 gms) Shelled and ground Pistachios (unsalted)
- 1 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 tsp Almond extract
- 1/3 Cup Milk (Room temperature)
- Few drops of green food coloring (optional)
- 1/2 Cup Green Candy Melts
- Handful of Shelled pistachios
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease/spray a 6 inches bundt pan.
2. Ground the Pistachios: Ground your shelled pistachios in a food processor or a hand blender into fine crumbs. Look at the picture above in this post for reference.
3. Sift cake flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
4. Using a hand held mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. About 2 minutes. Add in oil and beat well. Now add egg and beat again to combine.
5. Now beat in yogurt, almond and vanilla extracts. Add the grounded pistachios in. Add half of the dry ingredients into wet and fold in. Add your milk, green food coloring (if adding) and the rest of dry ingredients, fold just until combined.
6. Pour cake batter in the prepared tin. Bake for 24-27 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean.
7. Allow to cool down before unmolding.
8. Make the topping: Melt 1/2 cup of green candy melts in microwave (30 seconds at a time) and stir in between. Allow to cool slightly and drizzle on room temperature cake. Top with more pistachios to serve.
- If you don't like candy melts you may use melted white chocolate for topping.
- Or you can make ganache using white chocolate/white chocolate chips and heavy cream in 1:1 (1/2 cup cream and 1/2 cup white chocolate) ratio. Simply melt the chocolate with cream in 30 sec increments in your microwave (stir in between). Cool slightly and drizzle on room temperature cake.
Candy
March 16, 2019 at 3:56 pmPistachios is a favorite but of my husband. Pretty sure he would enjoy several slices of this cake
Jona Shares
March 17, 2019 at 10:09 amWoah! Can I just say, I can’t help but drool over the picture! Who would not love to taste this! I’ll be printing out your recipe so I can try making this out over the weekends.
Lori Bosworth
March 17, 2019 at 11:29 amThat pistachio cake looks so delicious! What a perfect cake to make on St. Patrick’s Day!
Jeanette
March 17, 2019 at 3:16 pmPistachio is one of my most favorite flavors! I’ve never thought about making a pistachio cake before but I bet it is divine! Thanks for the great idea!
Mary Edwards
March 17, 2019 at 7:56 pmI LOVE pistachios. I have pistachio pudding at least once a week. So good! I will have to give this a try. Would have been a great treat for St. Paddys day today
Marysa
March 17, 2019 at 9:16 pmI’ve never made a Bundt cake before, but this looks delicious! I love the color of the frosting and the pistachios on top – it looks like just the right balance of sweet and crunchy.
Terri Steffes
March 18, 2019 at 7:57 amI’m a huge fan of pistachios and I am going to have to make this bundt for myself! Looks so yummy!
Krysten Quiles
March 18, 2019 at 5:30 pmOoh that looks yummy and totally perfect for spring! Thanks for sharing such a delish recipe!
Preet
March 18, 2019 at 11:22 pmThis looks nice and simple to put together but so delicious! Perfect for a weekend treat!
Alexandra Cook
March 18, 2019 at 11:23 pmThank you for sharing this recipe- I adore this but have never tried to make it myself. I will now, seems more simple than I thought and how stunning is yours!
Geraline Batarra
March 19, 2019 at 4:18 amI got confused, I thought it was an avocado cake because of its color. Lmao. This cake really looks attractive cuz of it color.
ITalian Trip Abroad
March 19, 2019 at 7:40 amI love Pistacchio, but I have never tried this recipe! This is a good snack and morning thing maybe. I will try and let you know!
Taryn
March 19, 2019 at 7:48 amWow! This looks so good. I surprisingly really like pistachio in desserts. I didn’t think I would and this looks yummy!
Maureen
March 19, 2019 at 1:49 pmI love Pistachios although it has been a while since I had them. This looks so colorful! I bet it tastes delicious.
Christa
March 19, 2019 at 8:55 pmI love pistachio so much, it was my wedding cake flavor. This would be such a fun recipe to try for my upcoming anniversary!
Kisha Stewart-Harris
March 19, 2019 at 10:01 pmOh, I can just taste the nutty taste of pistachios against buttery richness of this cake– I’m sure it makes for a delectable combination. Pistachio is one of my favorite flavors to add to desserts.
Joanna
March 20, 2019 at 6:18 amPistachio is one of my favorite flavours, I always get it when I order ice cream. I can imagine how delicious this cake is! I would love to try and bake it myself.
Sincerelymissj
March 21, 2019 at 3:32 amI love Pistachio so this recipe sounds amazing. I am drooling as I type this.
Melissa
March 22, 2019 at 7:28 pmI have never seen a recipe like this! I never thought of using pistachios in this way. It looks amazing!
Dino Did What
March 22, 2019 at 10:30 pmall i can say is yummy!
Bindu Thomas
March 23, 2019 at 12:30 amThis looks so delicious! I’ve never had anything like this and can’t wait to try it.
Colleen
April 29, 2019 at 3:32 pmI love pistachios and this cake looks amazing. I love that pistachios are the star of the cake and not just an add in. Can’t wait to try!
Veena Azmanov
April 29, 2019 at 10:35 pmUnique and perfect. Amazing color and lovely Pistachio option. Too delicious to resist. My next Birthday cake for sure.
Elaine Benoit
April 30, 2019 at 8:03 amI love pistachios and enjoy baked good with them as an ingredient. Your bundt cake looks delicious and moist and I can’t wait to try it!
Aleta
May 1, 2019 at 2:35 pmI’ve never baked with pistachios but after seeing this recipe, I simply can’t wait! The colours are fabulous and that cake just looks so delicious.
Carrie | Clean Eating Kitchen
May 2, 2019 at 9:24 amThe texture of this cake looks amazing and I love the fun green icing! Look forward to trying it!
Tammy
May 2, 2019 at 2:37 pmYour bundt looks so moist and delicious!! It is also very pretty 🙂 Love the melted chocolate!
Katherine | Love In My Oven
May 4, 2019 at 5:12 pmGREEN! I love it. Pistachio is one of my fave flavors of ice cream, so why not cake!? Yum!
Marisa F. Stewart
May 5, 2019 at 10:37 amPistachios are my favorite nuts. I’ve never made a cake out of them and now that I’ve seen your bundt cake I’m getting a craving for it. Really like the idea that there is no artificial flavor booster like pudding in it. I’m saving this recipe to make ASAP.
Anne Lawton
May 5, 2019 at 12:44 pmThis cake sounds sooo good and I love that green color from the pistachios!
Jenni LeBaron
May 5, 2019 at 10:52 pmThis pistachio bundt cake sounds fantastic. I love that you’ve added a bit of greek yogurt to the mix to make things perfectly moist! I would definitely eat this with a big mug of tea.
Claire | The Simple, Sweet Life
May 6, 2019 at 12:02 amWhat a fun flavor for a bundt cake! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a pistachio one. And that color is absolutely gorgeous!
Jagruti Dhanecha
May 7, 2019 at 6:23 amLove using pistachio in my cooking, and this cake with pistachio sounds so delicious!