Pistachio Rose Cake: this simple fragrant cake has roasted pistachios folded in and flavored with delicate rose water and specks of cardamom.
Tea cakes: they’re kind of my thing. Whether it’s a Cardamom Walnut Chai Cake, a Chocolate Zucchini Cake or this Pistachio Rose Cake, there’s nothing quite like cozying up with a cup of tea and a slice of cake.
You’ll notice that many of my cakes are void of any heavy frostings. There’s two reasons for that: 1. My husband prefers plain cakes and 2. I like to have the option of how I serve my cakes. I serve this Pistachio Rose Cake differently every time, depending on what I have on hand; sometimes plain, sometimes with custard, and other times with cardamom whipped cream and fresh fruits. It’s been a hit every time.
Like frosting? Try this Chocolate Cake with Whipped Coffee Frosting
This is an eggless cake and uses whole milk yogurt, however if you have a dairy allergy you can substitute the yogurt for two eggs.
- 1½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk yogurt; plain
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon pistachio; roasted + crushed
- 1 tablespoon rose water
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup cooking oil; neutral
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds; finely crushed
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease one 8-inch cake pan with melted butter or oil.
- In a small pan, add the pistachios and roast them for 2-3 minutes on medium heat. Set aside and let them cool.
- In a small bowl mix the yogurt, baking powder, and baking soda.Let activate for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl sift the flour and sugar. Add in the activated yogurt and baking soda and baking powder mixture.
- Mix in the rose water, oil, vanilla extract and crushed cardamom, whisk or whip until well incorporated.
- Coarsely crush the cooled roasted pistachios and fold in cake batter.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
Enjoy,
Hi! Where does the 1/2 cup cooking oil come in this recipe?
hello it comes in the wet ingredients
Can I use the premade rose syrup in any way?
Sure but reduce the amount of sugar as rose syrup has sugar in it already
Do you think this could work as a cupcake instead of a cake?
Yes you could
Can you use cardamom powder instead of crushed cardamom seeds?
Sure yes you can
I made this for a dinner party last night, last minute, it was an absolute hit! Thanks for this recipe 🙂
Hey there. Was going through the recipe steps. So I mixed the sugar yogurt and flour together and then threw in the baking soda and baking powder but it didn’t bubble up at all. Did you mean add the sugar yogurt BS and BP, let it fizz and then add that to the flour ??
It should inflate and bubble if the baking power is fresh!
when u say fresh , do u mean like just bought or what ??
fresh in reference to what
What size cake pan would you recommend?
Hi it’s in the directions – 8 inch pan
What would be the texture difference between adding eggs/water or adding yogurt?
Hi Please use the cardamom walnut chai cake recipe as a base instead which has eggs
Hi, I would like to make this cake but I do not have rose water in my pantry. Is it ok if I skip it or is there a substitute that I can use? Thanks!
you can omit it if you don’t have it
This looks delicious! Is it possible to make it with ground cardamom instead of seeds?
Yes you can
Hello, this sounds and looks so delicious! I had two questions about the recipe – 1. If I don’t have cardamom seeds can I use ground cardamom? If so, should I put the same amount? 2. Can I used full-fat greek yogurt instead of regular yogurt?
Hi You can use the same amount of ground cardamom and you can use greek yogurt!
Hi Nisha. I don’t have vanilla extract and I can’t find it in the market. I do have rose extract. Can that be used instead?
Yes absolutely that would taste wonderful
Hi how many cupcakes would this make?
Around 10
Hello! Thanks for the recipe. Quick question – Is it possible to make it without the baking powder? I have baking soda but no baking powder. Thanks in advance!
it is used as a leavening agent so please double up in baking soda
Can I substitute oil to butter and if yes how much
Thankyou
Sure you can melt it down to be the same amount as oil the recipe calls for
Looks delicious! Do you recommend a particular brand of rose water? Thanks!
Hi I used Swad Rose Water
If I don’t have oil can I use butter instead?
Sure you can melt it down to be the same amount as oil the recipe calls for
Hi..I am making this tomm for my mom..it’s her birthday..due to lockdown I do not have rose water..can I use rose essence? Will it taste good?
Hi yes you can
This recipe looks amazing and cannot wait to try it for Fathers Day. What rose water did you use. All I could find was rose water at sprouts that is generally used as a face toner. Do you think this will work? Thank you.
I use swad brand!
Can the same recipe go in the pressure cooker? If yes how long and what can I put at bottom?
Hi I have not tried that
I love this cake – but wondering how long it can stay at room temperature ? Or does it have to be refrigerated?
Since there is a whole cup of yogurt in one 8-inch cake, can you end up tasting the yogurt in the final product?
no, not at all
Hi, in your recipe you said sometimes you top this cake with cardamom whipped cream. How much cardamom and sugar do you add to the cream? Thank you!!
Hi I have a cardamom whipped cream recipe on the blog
Hi Nisha, I tried this recipe and it was amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Was wondering if I could substitute half of the all purpose flour with whole wheat flour?
Thank you yes you can it would be more dense
Hi! Can I replace regular flour with almond flour in the recipe? If yes, would I need to make any other alterations to the recipe?
Hi I have not tried so I don’t want to give you incorrect recommendations
Hi! I just made this cake for Father’s Day- can’t wait to taste it. Would it be ok till tomorrow or is it best we eat it today? Can it be left out overnight or do I need to store it in the fridge? Thanks! I also made your cardamom whipped cream and plan to top it with that when serving
I hope you enjoyed it!
Can I use oat flour instead of all purpose ?
I haven’t tested that
Semolina is gluten!!!pure gluten. Semolina is a type of wheat bro
Not a bro but I have no idea what this comment is in context for — this is not a gluten free recipe and there is no semolina in here.