33 of the Most Amazing Pistachio Cakes You Will Love

Do you want to try something different and make pistachio cake this week? Look at our list of the best beginner-friendly pistachio cakes.

A Few Words About Pistachio Cake

There’s nothing like pistachio cakes to liven up your dinner parties. That’s why we have gathered these recipes just for you. Pistachios are native to central Asia, Pakistan, and India. It was then brought into the Mediterranean region and cultivated, where pistachio cake originated.

On this list, we will give you five options to get creative with pistachio bundt cake recipes, Italian pistachio cake recipes, pistachio pound cake recipes, pistachio sponge cake recipes, and vegan pistachio cake recipes. So whether you’re looking for a simple or a healthy dessert, we’ve got everything covered. Get inspired and take your pick from our best pistachio cake recipes!

See the best selection of Pistachio Bundt Cake Recipes

Bundt cakes are classic desserts that everyone will love. These fabulous pistachio bundt cakes will have you reaching for second servings.

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Lemon Pistachio Bundt cake

This bundt cake is a delicious lemon pistachio cake that will be a favorite with your family and friends. Not only is it infused with lemon flavors, but it’s also topped with a refreshing lemon glaze.

If you learned about bundt cake, it has no relation to the recipe’s difference. The most distinctive characteristic of a bundt cake is its shape because bundt cakes are simply cakes that are baked inside a bundt pan.

That’s why for this recipe, the ingredients are the same as any other sponge cake you make: butter, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and eggs. What makes this cake special is the addition of rum, lemon zest, and pistachios. 

Calories per Serving: 524
Total preparation time: 1 hour 35 minutes

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Pistachio Bundt Cake Recipe with Vanilla Icing

If you want to make pistachio cake from scratch, this is one of the ideal recipes. The tutorial will show you how to bake a pistachio bundt cake with some delicious vanilla frosting.

What makes this cake unique is its bundt shape. Bundt-shaped cakes are already impressive, so you won’t need excessive decorations to make this into a fancy pistachio birthday cake. All you need is to top it off with some vanilla icing and crushed pistachios, and you’re set.

One tip from the maker is to ensure you grease every part of your bundt cake pan because you want the cake to brown evenly and come out smooth. If you don’t, you might lose your lovely shape!

Calories per Serving: 279
Total preparation time: 1 hour 20 minutes

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Pistachio Bundt Cake with White Chocolate Pistachio Glaze

Are you looking for easy pistachio cake recipes that still have all the flavors infused? Then this tutorial that shows you how to make a pistachio cake with a bundt shape is the perfect recipe for you.

The secret ingredient to this recipe is pistachio pudding mix, which gives the cake a beautiful green hue. If you think the glaze is made of green tea, think again. It’s actually from the pistachio cream color mixed with white chocolate, giving it a green hue similar to green tea!

Bake your pistachio cake, then top it off with the pistachio cream cake icing. Then crush some fresh pistachios and sprinkle them on the cake to finish it.

Calories per Serving: 690
Total preparation time: 1 hour 10 minutes

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Pistachio Bundt Cake from Scratch

This recipe for pistachio cake is different from what you expect. Like the last recipe, this cake has all the flavors of pistachios infused into it. Still, it doesn’t require any pistachio pudding in it.

The pudding is entirely flavored using natural pistachios from scratch, so get ready to put in some extra effort. The delicious cake is moist and fluffy, thanks to Greek yogurt. The maker also includes green food dye, so the cake has the desired hue, but if you’d like to skip the artificial coloring, that’s fine.

The cake is then covered with green icing, and it’s not what you think it is. It’s not buttercream or chocolate ganache, but green candy melts!

Calories per Serving: 142
Total preparation time: 40 minutes

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See the best selection of Italian Pistachio Cake Recipes

We’re returning to where the cake came from and bringing you ideas to make Italian-inspired pistachio cake recipes. From Tiramisu to Sicilian, go ahead and take your pick!

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Italian Pistachio Cake with Roasted Plum Frosting

This cake will change your mind if you think Italians and plums do not correlate. Did you know that plums are abundant there, and prunes are enjoyed almost by every Italian? But if you don’t have any Italian plums ready at your home, don’t worry.

To make this recipe, you can use all kinds of black plums, such as Santa Rosa. That’s where this wonderful cake gets its beautiful pink hue.

The pistachio cake is made with a regular recipe with pistachio paste and lemon juice for an extra kick. The plums are incorporated only in the plum meringue frosting, so the taste won’t overwhelm the pistachios. 

Calories per Serving: 153
Total preparation time: 1 hour 35 minutes

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Tiramisu Pistachio Cardamom Cake

Whenever you hear about Italian desserts, there’s always a good chance that you’re thinking of tiramisu. The following recipe is not very traditional; it’s somewhat experimental and creative.

They will show you how to make pistachio cake inspired by tiramisu. It’s filled with whipped mascarpone cream and cardamom syrup. Mascarpone cream and tiramisu are well-known combinations, but cardamom will take this cake to the next level.

The piney, fruity, and menthol flavor of cardamom marries perfectly well with the nutty flavor of pistachios. That’s why this is the perfect pistachio cardamom cake to try for your friends and family to enjoy.

Calories per Serving: 443
Total preparation time: 1 hour

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Sicilian Nutella and Pistachio Cake

Sicily is a region in Italy well known for using fresh ingredients to create sweet and savory dishes. Pistachios are one of their staples, so we included this Sicilian pistachio and Nutella cake in the list.

People dub the pistachio from Bronte, Sicily, green gold, a fitting name for this versatile nut. To make this recipe, you must make regular sponge cakes and lace them with crushed pistachios.

They did not use artificial flavors; they wanted to make a pistachio chocolate cake from scratch. The topping and layer filling is made using pistachios and Nutella spread, giving it a rich flavor.

Calories per Serving: 428
Total preparation time: 45 minutes

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See the best selection of Pistachio Pound Cake Recipes

Pound cakes are some of the most straightforward and beginner-friendly recipes. Try one of these pistachio pound cake recipes if you have just started baking!

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Cherry Pistachio Pound Cake

Here’s a delicious recipe to make your own cherry pistachio pound cake. Pound cake gets its name because we use a pound of each ingredient – flour, butter, and butter. That’s why pound cakes are the best pistachio cake recipes for beginners.

This simple pound cake has been elevated with the taste of cherries and pistachios to make it more delicious. You will make the base cake using pistachio nuts, and then the glaze will be infused with sweet cherries.

For this recipe, you won’t be using any artificial flavorings, and you’ll use real pistachio nuts instead. The cherry glaze is made with icing sugar and cherry juice, which you pour over the cake when it’s already cooled.

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Simple Pistachio Pound Cake

If you’d like a recipe that features the original flavors of pistachios, then this is the recipe you have to try. It’s simple but tasty, with only vanilla frosting covering its top. The base cake uses ground pistachios and the usual pound cake ingredients.

But one unique addition to this pound cake is honey; it keeps the cake moist and fluffy. Then the glaze is made with honey, sugar, butter, and cream, which gives it another layer of flavor.

Bake the cake until golden brown, then chill it before decorating it. Pour the glaze over the cake, then crumble several pistachio nuts on top of the glaze.

Calories per Serving: 499
Total preparation time: 2 hours

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Cardamom Pistachio Pound Cake

We’re taking you to another region for inspiration; this is a recipe for pistachio and cardamom pound cake. Cardamom is popular in middle eastern cooking, giving their desserts a warmer and deeper flavor than other desserts.

The cardamom taste is infused both within the pound cake and the glaze, giving it a vibrant flavor. The pistachios are incorporated within the pound cake only.

Still, you can always sprinkle some chopped pistachios on top of the cake if you want the pistachio flavor to be more dominant in this cake. Enjoy this cake with coffee on a cold morning or as a sweet dessert after dinner.

Total preparation time: 1 hour 10 minutes

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Pistachio Pound Cake with Almond Glaze

The maker said this was one of the most fantastic pound cakes they had ever tasted. The cake is moist and fluffy but still carries a rich flavor. That’s because they use sour cream as one of the ingredients for their base cake.

The sour cream allows the cake to retain more moisture when baking, which explains its fluffiness. The pistachios are incorporated within the base cake by mixing in instant pistachio pudding and chopped pistachios inside the batter.

You will also prepare a beautiful almond glaze with powdered sugar, almond extract, milk, and melted butter. The maker also suggested serving this cake with cream, mint, and fresh berries. 

Total preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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See the best selection of Pistachio Sponge Cake Recipes

There’s nothing more delicious and softer than a beautiful sponge cake, and these pistachio sponge cake recipes are no exception.

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Perfectly Moist Pistachio Cake

This beautiful cake with flowers is made from scratch with natural pistachio and almond flavors. The rustic layered pistachio cake is full of flavor and elevated with silky cream cheese frosting.

One of the secrets to this cake is the use of cake flour and extra egg whites that makes this cake light and delicate. The decoration is also straightforward and uses cream cheese to create a naked cake effect.

The cake is then finished with fresh berries, pistachios, and flowers for a genuinely remarkable dessert perfect for spring and outdoor dining with your friends and family. Try switching the flowers with your favorite ones to personalize this cake.

Total preparation time: 5 hours

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Naked Layer Chocolate Pistachio Cake

Here’s a lovely chocolate pistachio cake that can entice any chocolate lovers. It has delicious layers of moist chocolate cake, dark chocolate ganache, crunchy chocolate crumble, and rich pistachio buttercream.

No wonder the maker called this naked pistachio chocolate cake a masterpiece! The maker decided to stack three layers for this cake to create visual interest. But if you’re slightly intimidated by that, stack two layers instead.

Another tip the maker gives you is to make the base cake and chocolate crumb two days ahead to let it cool and settle. That way, you’ll be ready to decorate everything and put it together. 

Total preparation time: 18 hours

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Pistachio Raspberry Cake with French Buttercream

This is another multiple-layer cake that you’ll love. The cake is a triple-layer pistachio cake made with pistachio paste, then layered with tart, fresh raspberry filling. They also use fluffy French buttercream that tastes like ice cream. It’s a total indulgence that everyone will love having for birthday parties.

The cake uses pistachio butter to infuse flavors and has a natural taste. The maker uses green food coloring to emulate a pistachio’s hue. Still, you can skip this if you are okay with the aesthetic and want to focus on the flavors instead.

The maker also suggested you cut cake flour and use the regular all-purpose flour because you’ll be using buttermilk that already tenderizes the gluten in the flour. It’s a pistachio raspberry cake that can be a staple at your house.

Calories per Serving: 1569
Total preparation time: 1 hour 20 minutes

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Pistachio Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese icing

Suppose you’re looking for a straightforward pistachio cake. In that case, this beautifully rustic cake is one of the easiest on this list. The cake is a double-layer sponge cake with cream cheese filling and icing sprinkled with crushed pistachio nuts.

Because the maker decided to create an almost naked cake, you should ensure the cake is pristine when it comes out of the oven. But that’s all you need to worry about.

In terms of decoration, because of how simple it is, you won’t even need to worry about your piping skills. Ensure the cake is level, then let the cream cheese icing fall a little to the side on top. 

Calories per Serving: 388
Total preparation time: 55 minutes

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Super Moist Pistachio Lemon Cake

You’ll love this next cake, especially if you love citrus fruits. The following tutorial will show you how to create an overload of pistachio and citrus flavors. The cake is infused with lemon and pistachios and has a creamy pistachio and lemon buttercream frosting that takes this cake to the next level.

The cake is a two-layer sponge cake with thick buttercream filling and topping. You don’t need to be shy with the frosting here because it’s tasty enough that you won’t mind that it has a thick frosting.

The maker also ensured the cake had a rustic feel, keeping the decoration minimal. Another plus point you’ll love about this cake is that you can freeze and keep it for up to 2 months. 

Total preparation time: 2 hours

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Easy Triple Layer Chocolate Pistachio Cake

If you thought baking a triple-layer cake was difficult, you’re in for a treat. This tutorial promises step-by-step instructions so that your cake-making process is easy. You will want to do this all over again next weekend.

This beautiful multi-layer cake has a rich chocolate cake base slathered in light, creamy pistachio frosting. The cake is then topped with a rich chocolate ganache. That’s why this cake is guaranteed to satisfy any chocolate lover. The pistachio is present in the form of crushed pistachios mixed into the filling and frosting.

They suggested mixing some green coloring into the frosting to match a pistachio’s hue. Another unique part of the cake is that they included some strong brewed coffee for added moisture. 

Calories per Serving: 758
Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes

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Blueberry Pistachio Cake

We have been bombarding you with beautiful combinations of fruit and nuts. This delicious blueberry pistachio layer cake is another addition to that list. The cake is a homemade white layered cake with fresh blueberry frosting covered with white chocolate ganache and crushed pistachios.

What’s impressive about this cake is that the pink hue is all-natural, thanks to the blueberry sauce the maker uses to infuse into the frosting. The standard vanilla cake is made with flour, sugar, eggs, milk, and sour cream.

An interesting tip from the maker is to use only the egg whites to make the base cake. The egg whites will help the cake to be fluffy and moist, which is part of the charm.

Total preparation time: 50 minutes

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Raspberry and Rose Pistachio Cake

One look at this cake, and we’ll convince you to make this for your next Sunday get-together with the girls. This beautiful cake is a raspberry and pistachio rose cake. h the combination seems odd. After you try this cake, you’ll understand that the three flavors are made for each other.

You will infuse the rose by mixing some rosewater into the batter and icing. The pistachios are incorporated into this rose pistachio cake by crushing them into the batter and topping. Then the raspberries are put into both the batter and the icing.

What’s unique about the raspberries is that they use two different kinds of raspberry – one is freeze-dried and crushed for the icing. The other is fresh raspberries you put inside the batter. It’s a unique rose and pistachio cake that you can turn into a staple for your brunch.

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Italian Pistachio Cake with Meringue Buttercream

If you’re into the pistachio flavor and want to maximize the taste, try this recipe for an authentic pistachio flavor. The cake is a deliciously soft pistachio cake made with natural pistachios. It is then topped with some Italian meringue buttercream and crushed pistachios.

The maker promises the cake to have a robust pistachio flavor compared to other cakes made using pistachio instant pudding mix. The base cake is made using a regular sponge cake mix, but you must also include some almond extract, vanilla, and sour cream for extra moisture.

There’s also an optional ingredient – green food coloring, but if you hate manufactured products, you can skip it. The Italian meringue buttercream uses egg whites, sugar, butter, and water. After everything is well incorporated, add the pistachio paste and almond extract to the meringue. 

Calories per Serving: 465
Total preparation time: 1 hour 5 minutes

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Milk Pistachio Cake

You might not be familiar with milk cake, but you must have heard about dulce de leche cake. This cake is very similar to that. The maker also separated egg whites and yolks to create a fluffier batter by beating the whites.

Not only is the cake super moist and soft, but this milk cake is also served with some milk mixture from condensed milk, evaporated milk, full-fat milk, ground pistachios, and green food coloring.

This milk mixture is added to the batter. But some are left to chill and served later with the cake. This is a lovely cake, but if you want to cut through the richness, add some fresh raspberries or strawberries.

Total preparation time: 40 minutes

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Lemon Pistachio Cake with Pistachio Cream Filling

If you like your pistachio cakes to be fresh, you’ll love the following recipe. This is a recipe for a lemon pistachio cake, complete with pistachio cream filling. The pistachios are infused into the base cake and the cream cheese buttercream.

This is a rich cake, but the freshness of lemons helps to balance the taste of the cake. The cake layers are infused with finely ground pistachios, lemon zest, and lemon juice. The maker also adds a little bit of buttermilk in them to help them retain moisture.

The cream filling is made with pistachio cream, which is pistachio paste mixed in with some white chocolate ganache and whipped cream.

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Sans Rival Pistachio Cake

If you’ve never heard of Sans Rival, it’s a classic Filipino cake famous in the country. The cake is made with pistachio dacquoise stacked with rich French buttercream and crunchy pistachios.

The cake is designed as a multi-layered cake with meringue layers, but what makes this cake unique is the signature dacquoise base that’s light and crispy. This creates a beautiful layer of texture that differentiate this cake from others.

The tutorial is straightforward to follow and has many tips and tricks that will help you, such as using the cream of tartar to stabilize the egg whites and make a fluffier batter and using rum to bring more flavor to the buttercream.

Calories per Serving: 419
Total preparation time: 3 hours

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Pistachio Cake with Mohallabieh Cream

Have you ever seen a molten lava cake? Most of us fall in love immediately just by the sheer visual of the cake, and this recipe will make you a master of said cake. This pistachio cake is adorned with mohallabieh cream that oozes out as you cut through the cake.

Mohallabieh cream is a thick cream used to pour into the center of the pistachio cake. You will bake a personal serving cake inside a mini bundt pan, so each of your dinner guests will have their little pistachio cake.

Then pour the cream into the middle of the cake before topping it off with chopped pistachios. The best combination is to have a warm cake with cold cream, so prepare and chill your mohallabieh cream before you bake your cake. 

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Pistachio Lemon Cake with Pomegranate

Don’t you love the colorful visual of this beautiful cake? The maker swears this pistachio and pomegranate cake is the perfect pairing. Pistachios have a very faint taste, so it’s often overwhelmed by other flavors when you pair them. But that’s not the case when it comes to pistachios and pomegranates.

Both are subtle enough not to overpower each other and create a beautiful harmony of fresh and nutty. The pistachios are incorporated into the base cake by mixing in chopped green pistachios.

And the pomegranate is used as a glaze by incorporating pomegranate arils into the mixture. After glazing the cake, you should have some pomegranate seeds and extra crushed pistachios ready to top it off.

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Apricot Pistachio Cake

Who wouldn’t love having this cake on their brunch table? This fresh-looking pistachio and apricot cake will make you smile, even when it’s rainy outside.

This apricot and pistachio cake is a multi-layered cake, with apricot-based sponge cake and pistachio buttercream used on top of it. What takes this cake to another level is that they use apricot glaze on top of the pistachio buttercream layer.

Additional assembly ingredients include apricot jam, brandy, fresh apricots, and chopped pistachios. This cake is a lot of work and needs extra care during assembly, but the results are worth all the effort.

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Vanilla Bean Pistachio Cake

Are you tired of creative recipes and want to keep your palate clean with classic recipes? Then try out this vanilla bean pistachio cake that’s light, airy, and flavorful. What makes this extra special is using vanilla beans throughout the cake and the buttercream frosting. So the cake has a strong aroma and rich flavor.

You might be tempted to buy the cheaper vanilla essence to make this cake, but trust us, and don’t skip on the Madagascar vanilla beans.

The maker said you could use regular vanilla extract on the frosting. Cover the entire cake using the vanilla frosting, then use the leftover to pipe several rosettes on top of the cake.

Calories per Serving: 588
Total preparation time: 1 hour

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Truffle Pistachio Cake

When you hear truffles, you will immediately think of rich chocolate flavors, and that’s exactly what this cake is. This is a pistachio truffle layer cake made using pistachio-infused white cake layers filled with whipped chocolate truffle ganache.

The cake is also topped with some pistachio Swiss meringue buttercream frosting. You will also crush some pistachios to rim the cake for decorative measures. The maker decided to make the cake as fancy as its ingredients and used a petal piping tip on the side of the cake.

Still, if you need more comfort decorating the cake, you can opt for more straightforward aesthetics. 

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Cardamom, Rose, and Pistachio Cake with Rose Raspberry Jam

When you think we have enough creative ideas on this list, we create a newer and better one. The following recipe is a pistachio cake laced with rose, cardamom, and raspberry rose jam. That’s right; we have four different flavor combinations for you.

If you’re up to challenging yourself with unique recipes, then this is one that you need to try. The cake is a triple-layer cake filled with raspberry rose jam buttercream. The cardamom and pistachios are incorporated into the base cake instead.

The maker made the cake fancier by topping it with rosette piping. Still, you can skip this and opt for crushed pistachios for a more rustic aesthetic.

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Super Moist 5 Ingredients Pistachio cake with 7 Up

Are you feeling a little lazy but still want to make your Sunday cakes? Then try out this five-ingredient super moist pistachio cake with 7up! That’s right; this cake uses soda as one of its main ingredients.

Believe it or not, the soda will help the cake maintain moisture and texture. The ingredients for this cake are vanilla cake mix, pistachio pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and a can of 7up.

There’s also a separate ingredient list for the frosting using cream cheese, butter, milk, and sugar, but the cake is good enough. You don’t need green food coloring to make this cake because the pistachio pudding mix has provided the hue.

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See the best selection of Vegan Pistachio Cake Recipes

Whether you’re on a healthy streak or suffering from lactose intolerant, we will support you with these vegan pistachio cake recipes!

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Fluffy Vegan Pistachio Cake

This vegan pistachio cake has unique and refreshing flavors, thanks to the infused lemon and avocado inside its batter. That’s right, this dairy-free and egg-free dessert still retains its moisture and structure thanks to avocado.

Another plus point for using avocado is that it gives the dessert a natural green hue for your pistachio cake. The pistachios are in the form of chunks mixed in with the batter.

The glaze is very simple, mainly powdered sugar and lemon juice. The maker also recommended you top the cake with coconut yogurt or whipped coconut cream. It’s genuinely a wonderful pistachio lemon cake.

Calories per Serving: 304
Total preparation time: 1 hour 25 minutes

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1 Bowl Vegan Pistachio Cake

Are you sick of washing too many dishes after cooking or baking? Then this recipe for vegan pistachio cake is perfect for you because it’s a one-bowl vegan pistachio sheet cake.

Another unique element of this recipe is that it incorporates spinach inside the recipe, making it one of the healthiest recipes we have on this list.

Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, vinegar, avocado oil, water, spinach, almond extract, and crushed pistachios to make the batter. Then you’ll prepare the glaze using vegan icing and almond extract to top the cake off. The result is a fluffy and moist cake; you won’t believe it’s vegan!

Total preparation time: 40 minutes

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Spinach Vegan Pistachio cake

This is another super healthy vegan pistachio cake recipe that features spinach. But aside from that, this cake also has another secret ingredient that takes its taste to the next level – coconut!

This cake utilizes coconut oil and coconut sugar to infuse the flavor. Sometimes you want to cut the rich taste with a fresher taste, so we infuse lemon juice and zest within the glaze.

You’ll make the glaze with lemon juice and icing sugar, then sprinkle crushed pistachios on top of the cake. One tip from people who have already tried this cake is to add some pomegranates as a topping, which will taste even better!

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