Pistachio Layer Cake

Name: Pistachio Layer Cake
Yield: Makes 1 (6-inch) layer cake, 5 to 6 inches tall; serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 1 recipe Pistachio Cake (recipe follows); 65 g pistachio oil (1/3 cup); 1 recipe Lemon Curd (recipe follows); 1/2 recipe Milk Crumb (page 74); 1 recipe Pistachio Frosting (recipe follows)

December 14, 2011

This cake was a bestseller at Milk Bar right off the bat. If you’ve had it, chances are you were hooked at first bite. Though the recipe calls for a few things that you’ll have to source aside from your normal pantry ingredients, remember that amazon.com can be the love of your life too, and that this cake is well worth the effort.

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