Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake

Name: Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Saudi Arabian
Ingredients: 90g white chocolate; 120g unsalted shelled pistachios; 3 tbsp condensed milk; 195ml whole milk; 25 Oreo biscuits; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp white vinegar; Pinch of fine salt; 150g vermicelli or roasted sev; 1 tbsp ghee; 120g dark chocolate; 4 tbsp clotted cream or malai

Rich chocolate cake loaded with crunchy toasted kataifi and sweet, creamy homemade pistachio paste.

45 min serves 8 Medium Watch

Ingredients

90g white chocolate100g

120g unsalted shelled pistachios150g

3 tbsp condensed milk397g

195ml whole milk1L

25 Oreo biscuits154g

1/2 tsp baking powder170g

1/2 tsp white vinegar500ml

Pinch of fine salt750g

150g vermicelli or roasted sev200g

1 tbsp ghee500g

120g dark chocolate100g

4 tbsp clotted cream or malai227g

Method

For Chocolate Cake:Ready all the ingredients. Powder the oreo biscuits, pinch salt and mix warm milk as needed and make a cake batter. Add in baking powder and vinegar and mix.
Grease a loose bottomed tin. Pour a 1cm thick layer of the batter.
Bake in a preheated oven @160°C for 7-8 minutes or until the knife comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.
For Homemade Pistachio Paste:Ready all the pistachio paste ingredients. Slightly melt white chocolate on a double boiler.(else the mixer blade may break) Coarsely powder the pistachio in mixer. Add in condensed milk.
Add in slightly warmed and slightly melted white chocolate and milk as required and crush to a smooth paste.(Green food colour can be add. I haven't.)
For Kunafa: In a kadhaai take ghee and roast the sevaiiya on slow gas. Keep stirring until a pleasant roasted aroma releases. Cool it. Add in the Homemade pistachio paste.Mix well.
Lip smacking Kunafa is ready. Spread a 2 cm layer on the cooled chocolate cake.
Melt dark chocolate and strained malai and prepare the chocolate ganache. Cool and pour on the Kunafa layer.
Garnish Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake with chopped pistachio and silver balls. Keep in fridge for 2-3 hours. Then unmould the Kunafa Cake.
I also prepared Kunafa cupcakes. Cut and enjoy. The cake looked so pretty that we could either save it or have it!! ☺
Cross sectional view of the Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake.
Enjoy with a new sweet delicacy this festive season with family and friends.

Cost to cook

serves 8 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £8.97 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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£17.83 est. · serves 8

Ingredients

90g white chocolate100g

120g unsalted shelled pistachios150g

3 tbsp condensed milk397g

195ml whole milk1L

25 Oreo biscuits154g

1/2 tsp baking powder170g

1/2 tsp white vinegar500ml

Pinch of fine salt750g

150g vermicelli or roasted sev200g

1 tbsp ghee500g

120g dark chocolate100g

4 tbsp clotted cream or malai227g

Method

For Chocolate Cake:Ready all the ingredients. Powder the oreo biscuits, pinch salt and mix warm milk as needed and make a cake batter. Add in baking powder and vinegar and mix.

Grease a loose bottomed tin. Pour a 1cm thick layer of the batter.

Bake in a preheated oven @160°C for 7-8 minutes or until the knife comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

For Homemade Pistachio Paste:Ready all the pistachio paste ingredients. Slightly melt white chocolate on a double boiler.(else the mixer blade may break) Coarsely powder the pistachio in mixer. Add in condensed milk.

Add in slightly warmed and slightly melted white chocolate and milk as required and crush to a smooth paste.(Green food colour can be add. I haven't.)

For Kunafa: In a kadhaai take ghee and roast the sevaiiya on slow gas. Keep stirring until a pleasant roasted aroma releases. Cool it. Add in the Homemade pistachio paste.Mix well.

Lip smacking Kunafa is ready. Spread a 2 cm layer on the cooled chocolate cake.

Melt dark chocolate and strained malai and prepare the chocolate ganache. Cool and pour on the Kunafa layer.

Garnish Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake with chopped pistachio and silver balls. Keep in fridge for 2-3 hours. Then unmould the Kunafa Cake.

I also prepared Kunafa cupcakes. Cut and enjoy. The cake looked so pretty that we could either save it or have it!! ☺

Cross sectional view of the Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake.

Enjoy with a new sweet delicacy this festive season with family and friends.