Easy Pistachio Raspberry Dream Cake
A tender Easy Pistachio Raspberry Dream Cake filled with bright homemade raspberry compote and finished with silky mascarpone frosting.
Equipment
- 3 8-inch round cake pans (greased + parchment-lined)
- Food processor (to grind pistachios)
- Stand mixer or hand mixer (for batter + frosting)
- Offset spatula (for frosting)
- Fine-mesh sieve (for raspberry filling)
- Wire cooling racks (cool layers completely)
- mixing bowls
Ingredients
Pistachio Cake
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup pistachios, shelled finely ground
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs room temperature
- 1 cup whole milk room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
Raspberry Filling
- 3 cups raspberries, fresh or frozen, thawed + drained
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- Pinch salt
Mascarpone Frosting
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter room temperature
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-4 tablespoon heavy cream
- Pinch salt
Decoration
- crushed pistachios
- fresh raspberries
- edible flowers optional
Instructions
Preparation
- Combine raspberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and salt in a saucepan. Cook until thickened (8–10 min). Strain to remove seeds and chill completely.
- Whisk dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, vanilla, almond extract. Alternate adding dry mix and milk until batter is smooth.
- Divide batter into 3 pans. Bake until toothpick has moist crumbs. Cool in pans 10 min, then on racks.
- Beat butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar gradually. Add mascarpone and vanilla.
- Layer cake with raspberry filling, creating frosting dams. Stack layers and apply a crumb coat. Chill 20 min.
- Apply final frosting layer. Decorate with crushed pistachios, raspberries, and edible flowers.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes.
Nutrition
Serving: 150gramsCalories: 620kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 7gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 260mgPotassium: 220mgFiber: 3gSugar: 50gVitamin A: 950IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 2.2mg
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