Kesar Pista Cake

Ingredients:

• CAKE
• 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar
• 3 eggs beaten
• 1 3/4 cups refined wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Auris Kesar flavour
• 1/2 cup pistachios chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• ICING
• 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 3 1/2 cups icing sugar sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon Auris ‘KESAR 24K’ Premium Food Flavour
• 1 cup chopped pistachios
• Green food colour (as required)

Directions:

1. Line an 8 inch round cake tin with a non-stick parchment or greased greaseproof paper.
2. Cream the margarine and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
3. Gradually beat the eggs into the mix.
4. Fold in the flour, Auris ‘KESAR 24K’ Premium Food Flavour, baking powder and chopped pistachios.
5. Add spoons of the concoction into the prepared tin and smooth the surface.
6. Bake in the centre of moderate oven, 180°C for 35-45 minutes or until the cake is springy when touched.
7. Set the cake onto the wire rack to reduce the temperature.
8. Cut the cake into 2 layers.

For the Icing:

1. Beat together the margarine, icing sugar, Auris ‘KESAR 24K’ Premium Food Flavour, green food colour and water until smooth.
2. Sandwich the cake layers together with some of the icing.
3. Spread more icing over the top and side of the cake.
4. Pipe the icing in swirls around the edge of the cake.