Happy Wednesday!
Today's post isn't a recipe or anything like that, I just wanted to share a few photos of the cake that I made for my mum's birthday (which was yesterday)!
I'm not going to write out the recipe because 1, I'll only be posting recipes on here that I have tried out before, and 2, I essentially did nothing different from the original recipe, which I found here. (Side note: All her recipes are amazing, and I really suggest you try one out if you see something you like! I've made three different things from her before, and each one was incredible.)
In my immediate family, pretty much all of us love pistachios, and so I thought this pistachio cake with rose mascarpone frosting would be wonderful! The recipe didn't use obscene quantities of sugar or butter, so I suppose it was a bit healthier than usual birthday cakes, which is always a plus. I love desserts and sweet things, but I find that the typical cake can be a bit sickly, so I'm always on the look for something a bit unconventional.
There were a few small difficulties along the way, but overall I was quite pleased with how it turned out! The frosting was much lighter than your typical buttercream frosting, as it was just made with a jar of mascarpone, a bit of powdered sugar, and some rose water (I did find it a bit thick and dense though, so I whipped up some heavy cream and mixed it through in order to lighten the texture a bit).
The cakes ended up being a bit uneven, and I know I could have leveled them by cutting off a bit-- but I didn't want to waste any precious cake! So I just stacked them with the tops touching and rather than doing a traditional layer of frosting between them, I made these little circles in order to better cover up the gaps. I think it turned out quite cute!
I decorated the top with dried rose and jasmine buds, Swedish pearl sugar, and pistachio slivers, to give it a slightly more decorative look.
Overall it was a delicious cake! Not too sweet, not too buttery, but amazingly decadent feeling nonetheless! The pistachios really add a wonderful richness, which is complemented beautifully by the pistachio and the rose. I think the two are a perfect combination, and so I'm glad I went with this cake recipe!
I loved the cake, but more importantly my mum did as well, which is good, given that it was her birthday and all~
I guess that's all I have to say with this post! Sorry that it's a shorter one, I hope you liked seeing the cake nonetheless ♡
Thank you for reading, and I'll be back next time with a quick, tasty, and healthy savoury recipe!
Take care ♡
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