Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake and Cupcakes

Instructions

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   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.

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

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

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   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.

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   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.)

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   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.

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

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

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

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

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    Cross sectional view of the Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake.

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