Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake and Cupcakes

Dessert Saudi Arabian

Follow the exact measurements and instructions below.

Ingredients

White Chocolate6 tablespoons
Unsalted Pistachio1 cup
Condensed Milk3 tablespoons
Milk5 tablespoons
Oreo Cream Biscuits25
Milk1/2 cup
Baking Powder1/2 teaspoon
Vinegar1/2 teaspoon
Salt1 pinch
Sevaiiya150g
Ghee1 tablespoon
Dark Chocolate120ml
Malai4 tablespoons

Instructions

Step 1: For 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.

Step 2: Grease a loose bottomed tin. Pour a 1cm thick layer of the batter.

Step 3: Bake in a preheated oven @160°C for 7-8 minutes or until the knife comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Step 4: For 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.

Step 5: Add 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.)

Step 6: For 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.

Step 7: Lip smacking Kunafa is ready. Spread a 2 cm layer on the cooled chocolate cake.

Step 8: Melt dark chocolate and strained malai and prepare the chocolate ganache. Cool and pour on the Kunafa layer.

Step 9: Garnish Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake with chopped pistachio and silver balls. Keep in fridge for 2-3 hours. Then unmould the Kunafa Cake.

Step 10: I also prepared Kunafa cupcakes. Cut and enjoy. The cake looked so pretty that we could either save it or have it!! ☺

Step 11: Cross sectional view of the Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake.

Step 12: Enjoy with a new sweet delicacy this festive season with family and friends.