Honey Pistachio Olive Oil Cake

A gooey, sticky, and perfectly moist honey pistachio olive oil cake. The perfect fall dessert using olive oil.

By @valslittlekitchen

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Cook time: 40 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 0.5 cup Greek yogurt
• 0.33 cup olive oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 0.33 cup crushed pistachios
• 0.5 cup roughly chopped pistachios
• 0.33 cup honey
• 0.5 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. In a bowl, beat 2 eggs.
3. Add 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt to the beaten eggs and mix well.
4. Pour in 1/3 cup of olive oil and mix thoroughly.
5. Add 1 cup of sugar to the mixture and stir until well combined.
6. Mix in 1 cup of flour, 1 tsp of baking powder, and 1/2 tsp of salt.
7. Stir in 1/3 cup of crushed pistachios.
8. Pour the cake batter into an 8-inch pan and bake for 35-40 minutes.
9. While the cake is baking, saute 1/2 cup of roughly chopped pistachios until toasted.
10. Add 1/3 cup of honey and 1/2 tsp of salt to the toasted pistachios and bring to a simmer.
11. Pour the hot pistachio honey syrup over the top of the cooled cake and serve.