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Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake and Cupcakes

Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake and Cupcakes

113 min · Serves 6 · By TheMealDB Import

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  • Saudi Arabian
  • Dessert

Saudi Arabian, Dessert

Adapted from cookpad.com

Ingredients

For 6 servings

  • 6 tablespoonsWhite Chocolate
  • 1 cupUnsalted Pistachio
  • 3 tablespoonsCondensed Milk
  • 5 tablespoonsMilk
  • 25 Oreo Cream Biscuits
  • ½ teaspoonBaking Powder
  • ½ teaspoonVinegar
  • 1 pinchSalt
  • 150 gSevaiiya
  • 1 tablespoonGhee
  • 120 mlDark Chocolate
  • 4 tablespoonsMalai

Method

Prep 23 min · Cook 90 min

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  2. 2For 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.
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  4. 4Grease a loose bottomed tin. Pour a 1cm thick layer of the batter.
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  6. 6Bake in a preheated oven @160°C for 7-8 minutes or until the knife comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.
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  8. 8For 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.
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  10. 10Add 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.)
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  12. 12For 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.
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  14. 14Lip smacking Kunafa is ready. Spread a 2 cm layer on the cooled chocolate cake.
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  16. 16Melt dark chocolate and strained malai and prepare the chocolate ganache. Cool and pour on the Kunafa layer.
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  18. 18Garnish Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake with chopped pistachio and silver balls. Keep in fridge for 2-3 hours. Then unmould the Kunafa Cake.
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  20. 20I also prepared Kunafa cupcakes. Cut and enjoy. The cake looked so pretty that we could either save it or have it!! ☺
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  22. 22Cross sectional view of the Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake.
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  24. 24Enjoy with a new sweet delicacy this festive season with family and friends.