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Pistachio Rose Cake

July 21, 2022 By Gretchen 4 Comments

Sometimes you just need a little bit of sophistication and elegance in your life!

Perfect Pistachio Rose Cake recipe

Rose scented buttercream for the filling and of course a stunning shiny mirror glaze!

Pistachio Rose Cake

Strawberry Couverture is incorporated into a new recipe for Strawberry Mirror Glaze!

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Fresh organic roses to decorate this delicate layer cake but of course that part is optional!

Pistachio Rose Cake

Pistachio Rose Cake

The babies breath is purely for the photograph and not intended to be served in any way on this cake

Since baby’s breath is slightly poisonous if ingested

As you know my cakes are almost always three layers of 7″ cakes

Today for this cake I wanted to go less “bakery style” and more towards the rustic look with a stout two layer cake instead.

This way there is less filling this way and the cake can really stand out because these cake layers definitely deserve the most attention!

Pistachio Rose Cake

I like that this cake is not the typical super moist almost heavy cake that is associated with vegan cakes.

It is quite possibly the most perfect balance of moist without feeling heavy or soggy

If you have ever tried a traditionally European Genoise style cake. this pistachio rose cake so closely resembles that

Just three simple recipes to make this stunning cake and you can pick whichever buttercream recipe you like the most!

I went with the American Style Buttercream because I am super lazy

But all 5 I have to choose from here will accommodate this cake beautifully

Thanks to Olive Nation for sponsoring this recipe with these high quality ingredients it is so easy to achieve.

Pistachios and Rose Extract are the only two specialty ingredients you will need

Pistachio Rose Cake

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The cake recipe is a spinoff from my Coconut Cake recipe so the only tweaks I had to make was interchanging coconut for ground pistachios!

The rose extract in the buttercream is a dreamy combination

These recipes together make this cake pure perfection!

Pistachio Rose Cake

If you cannot find coconut sweetened condensed milk in the store, there is a recipe below so you can easily make your own!

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO FOR HOW TO MAKE THIS CAKE

Pistachio Rose Cake Vegan Mirror Glaze Recipe

Notes for Success:

If you do not have strawberry couverture, you can still make this mirror glaze recipe by using vegan white chocolate

Of course your final glaze will be white, but you can color it any color you like!

The cake recipe calls for vegan yogurt, but I have used more plant milk instead when I do not have yogurt on hand

For those who do not have flax meal for the egg replacer it is fine to use your favorite store brand dry blend

Use 2 teaspoons reconstituted with some of the liquid from the recipe

I find recipe is best when using raw nuts that you grind to a fine meal yourself, rather than using a nut flour

Nut flours that you buy in the store are too dry and they absorb too much of the liquids in this recipe, causing  your final cake to be very dry

FOR JUST THE VIDEO ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THE MIRROR GLAZE & NOT THE CAKE CLICK HERE
Vegan Mirror Glaze Recipe
 

 
5.0 from 1 reviews
Pistachio Rose Cake
 
Print
Prep time
45 mins
Bake time
40 mins
Total time
1 hour 25 mins
 
I am using 2-8" cake pans for this recipe for two very thick layers, you can also divide this batter into 3-8" pans if you prefer, the bake time will be less by maybe 10-15minutes
For the mirror glaze recipe I used strawberry couverture but you can sub in all vegan white chocolate if you don't want to buy the Valrhona Strawberry Couverture Inspirations
Serves: serves 12-14 people
Ingredients
  • Vegan Butter 1 cup (226g)
  • Granulated Sugar 2 cups (400g)
  • Golden Flax Meal 3 Tablespoons (24g)
  • Hot Water 6 Tablespoons (90ml)
  • Vanilla Vegan Yogurt *any brand ½ cup (150g)
  • Plant Milk *I am using soy milk 1 cup (237ml)
  • Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons (10ml)
  • All Purpose Flour 3 cups (375g)
  • Baking Powder 1 teaspoon (6g)
  • Baking Soda (6g)
  • Salt ½ teaspoon (3g)
  • Raw Unsalted Pistachios 1½ cups (225g)
  • ½ recipe Buttercream of your choice *I am using the American Style Buttercream
  • Rose Extract 1 Tablespoon *adjust to your taste add more or less
  • For the Mirror Glaze *see note above
  • Strawberry Couverture 2 ounces (56g)
  • Vegan White Chocolate 2 ounces (56g)
  • Coconut Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk ¼ cup (50ml) *store bought or see recipe below
  • Granulated Sugar ½ cup (100g)
  • Corn Syrup *or golden syrup ⅓ cup
  • Water 7½ Tablespoons (112ml)
  • Agar Powder 1 teaspoon
Instructions
  1. Be sure all your ingredients are at room temperature before beginning.
  2. First prepare your cake pans with professional bakery pan grease and parchment paper lining.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350°F
  4. Combine the flax meal & hot water together in a small bowl and set aside to thicken for about 5 minutes.
  5. Grind the pistachios in a food processor or chop as fine as possible by hand with a knife, set aside
  6. Combine the plant milk & yogurt with the vanilla and set aside.
  7. Sift the flour with the salt, baking powder & baking soda
  8. In a large mixing bowl, cream the vegan butter and sugar on medium to high speed until light & fluffy, this may take 3-5 minutes.
  9. Scrape the bottom & sides of the bowl from time to time to ensure an even mix.
  10. Add the flax paste to the creamed mixture and then whip on high for 20 seconds to emulsify
  11. Turn the speed back down to low and add ⅓ of the sifted dry ingredients and mix just until it is combined
  12. Add half of the plant milk/yogurt mixture and mix just until combined
  13. Repeat with another ⅓ of the dry ingredients, the other half of the plant milk and then the last of the dry ingredients.
  14. add the ground pistachios and mix well
  15. Portion the batter into your prepared pans and bake in the preheated 350°F oven for 25 minutes.
  16. Turn the oven temperature down to 300° and bake for another 15-20 minutes or when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, no raw cake batter.
  17. *I turn the oven temp down half way through because this is a very thick cake layer I do not want it to over brown on the outside & edges while the inside batter cooks
  18. Cool the cakes in the pans until they are cool to the touch, then flip them out onto a wire rack to cool the rest of the way
  19. Be sure to remove the parchment paper lining.
  20. Prepare the buttercream recipe of your choice and add the Rose Extract at the last stage of mixing, tasting for your desired flavor- you can add more or less of the extract according to your taste.
  21. Fill & Crumb Ice the cake as shown in the video tutorial and refrigerate to set while you make the mirror glaze.
  22. For the Mirror Glaze:
  23. In a large bowl combine both chocolates chopped into smaller, same sized pieces
  24. Combine the sugar, water, sweetened condensed coconut milk & corn syrup and heat over medium heat stirring often to at least 150°F then add the agar powder
  25. Whisk constantly and bring to a rolling boil then pour over the chocolate in the bowl and whisk to melt.
  26. Cool to at least 90°F before pouring it over your cake.
  27. Place your chilled cake on a cooling rack set over a parchment paper lined sheet pan
  28. Pour the mirror glaze over the cake letting the excess run down over the sides.
  29. The agar will cause it to set very quickly so try not to use a spatula to ice it, just allow the excess to drip off
  30. You can reuse the excess glaze, just scrape it off the parchment paper and store in a clean container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month- simply rewarm when needed
  31. Decorate your cake as shown in the video or as you prefer 🙂
Notes
Pistachio Rose Cake can be left at room temperature for up to 3 days loosely wrapped to prevent drying.

For longer storage refrigerate for up to 1 week

Cake layers can be frozen wrapped well for up to 1 month
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Sweented Condensed Coconut Milk
 
Print
Prep time
10 mins
Bake time
45 mins
Total time
55 mins
 
Serves: 1 cup
Ingredients
  • 1- 14ounce can full fat coconut milk
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
  1. Combine the coconut milk with the sugar in a heavy bottom sauce pan
  2. bring to a boil over high heat stirring often
  3. Once it boils reduce heat to a simmer cook for 45 minutes stirring occasionally and watch it closely so it doesn't burn or boil over
  4. By the time 45 minutes approaches it should have reduced down to close to 1 or1¼ cup total volume and start to get thick
  5. It will thicken more as it cools.
  6. Cool completely then use it in your recipes or see storage information in the notes below
Notes
Keep sweetened condensed coconut milk refrigerated for up to 2 weeks in a clean airtight container or freeze for longer storage up to 1 month
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  1. Bettina

    March 8, 2021 at 9:02 pm

    Hey Gretchen,
    This cake looks adorable, thanks for sharing this amazing recipe! Are the pistachios used whole or ground? I can’t find them in the written instructions.
    Greetings from The Netherlands,
    Bettina

    Reply
  2. Yan

    April 27, 2021 at 6:23 am

    The pistachio “genoise” was amazing! I loved the texture. This was the first time I succeed in making a vegan cake with a good texture.

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      April 27, 2021 at 1:55 pm

      YAY! thanks for the feedback!

      Reply
  3. milana Diamond

    July 23, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    Grechen, thank you so much for your recipes, they have helped me so much. I have a question. Could I use rose blossom water instead of extract? In the cake and in the buttercream.

    Reply

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