Easter Nest Cake With Sour Cream -Royal Icing and Pistachios
This homemade Easter Cake is absolutely delicious and it can be made in less than 20 minutes- What could be better than that? Share with your family and friends or give as a wonderful gift to someone special :)
Total Steps
7
Ingredients
13
Tools Needed
5
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- 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour/ Plain flour
- 110 grams Unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 Large eggs
- 2/3 cup Soft brown sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- Royal Icing
- Unshelled Pistachios, chopped(optional)
- Flowers and Eggs (for decoration)(optional)
- 1 Medium Egg White
- 3/4 cup Icing Sugar/ confectioner’s sugar
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- Green food coloring (few drops)
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 190 C / 375 F. Lightly grease a ring cake pan and set aside.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat sugar, eggs, and butter until creamy.
Step 3
Add sour cream and flour, then mix for a couple of minutes.
Step 4
Pour the mixture into the cake pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through when tested with a skewer.
Step 5
Let the cake cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
Step 6
Prepare the Royal Icing: Using an electric mixer, beat the egg white until soft stiff peaks form. Add lemon juice, icing sugar, and green food coloring. Beat for a couple of seconds more. Use the icing as soon as it is made.
Step 7
Pour the prepared royal icing/glaze onto the cooled cake, sprinkle with chopped pistachios, and decorate as desired with flowers and eggs.