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    Pistachio Harvest Cake


    Source of Recipe


    recipecenter.com

    List of Ingredients




    1 1/2 cups Vegetable oil
    2 cups Brown sugar (packed)
    4 Eggs
    1 tbsp Vanilla extract
    2 cups Carrot, grated
    4 cups Flour
    1 tbsp Baking soda
    4 tsp Cinnamon
    1 tsp Nutmeg
    1 tsp Ginger
    1 tsp Salt
    Natural California pistachios, finely chopped
    2 (8oz) tubs pineapple yogurt
    Icing (recipe follows)

    Recipe



    1 Mix oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla and carrots in large bowl.
    2 In separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt and 3/4 cup pistachios.
    3 Mix portions of dry mixture (about 1/3 at a time) into egg mixture alternately with yogurt.
    4 Turn into greased and floured 14-cup bundt pan or crown ring mold.
    5 Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour 15 minutes or until pick inserted into cake comes out dry.
    6 Cool 15 minutes in pan, then loosen top edges and gently invert from pan onto wire rack. When cake is completely cool, spread icing on top and decorate with remaining 1/4 cup pistachios.
    7 Icing:
    8 Beat 1 cup softened butter or margarine with 5 cups unsifted powdered sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel and 3 to 4 tablespoons orange juice (or enough to make a good spreadable consistency). Makes 3 cups icing.
    9 Recipe reprinted with permission from California Pistachio Commission

 

 

 


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