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chocolate, pistachio & mascarpone cake
A sophisticated layer cake featuring a light chocolate sponge, a rich salted pistachio whipped custard, and a delicate mascarpone cream, finished with a smooth 70% dark chocolate ganache.
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recipe by
sarahmaccallumorr
dessertBritish12 servingsvegetarian
60
prep (min)
35
cook (min)
95
total (min)
- •6 large eggs, room temperature
- •200 g caster sugar
- •150 g all-purpose flour
- •50 g dutch-processed cocoa powder
- •1 tsp baking powder
- •50 g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- •1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- •250 ml whole milk
- •3 large egg yolks
- •60 g extra caster sugar (for custard)
- •25 g cornstarch
- •80 g unsweetened 100% pistachio paste
- •0.5 tsp flaky sea salt
- •300 ml double cream, divided
- •250 g mascarpone cheese, chilled
- •40 g icing sugar, sifted
- •200 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa), finely chopped
- •200 ml extra double cream (for ganache)