Yoghurt, Pistachio and Orange Cake Recipe

This lovely light yoghurt cake is flavoured with pistachios and oranges and drizzled with a delicious yoghurt icing, the perfect weekend baking project to serve for afternoon tea.

Preparation time: 20 minutes 
Cooking time: 50-60 minutes 

Serves: 12

Ingredients

100g whole pistachio nuts, shelled
1/2 cup organic self raising flour
1 1/4 cups fine semolina
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
1/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup (180g) five:am natural organic yoghurt or Vanilla Bean organic yoghurt
3 organic free range eggs
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 oranges, zest and juice
Pistachio nuts, to decorate

Yoghurt icing

1/2 cup pure icing sugar
3/4 cup (180g) five:am Vanilla Bean organic yoghurt

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.

2. In a large mixing bowl, add pistachios, self raising flour, semolina, bicarbonate soda and sugar, mix well to combine.

3. In a separate bowl whisk together the five:am natural organic yoghurt, eggs and oil.

4. Add orange juice and zest to egg mixture.

5. Whilst stirring the flour mixture, slowly add yoghurt mixture until well combined. Rest for 5 minutes.

6. Spoon mixture into a greased 24cm cake tin. Bake in oven for 50-60 minutes or until cooked.

7. Allow cake to rest in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.

8. When cool, drizzle yoghurt icing over cake and decorate with pistachio nuts.

Yoghurt Icing

1. Mix icing sugar and five:am Vanilla Bean organic yoghurt together until well combined.

2. Allow to thicken in the refrigerator for 30 to 60 minutes before spreading on cake.

Tip: Keep the frosted cake out of sunlight or heat, as this frosting easily melts.

What are you baking this weekend?