Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake and Cupcakes

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Instructions

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   1 For Chocolate Cake:Ready all the ingredients.

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   Powder the oreo biscuits, pinch salt and mix warm milk as needed and make a cake batter.

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   Add in baking powder and vinegar and mix.

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   2 Grease a loose bottomed tin.

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   Pour a 1cm thick layer of the batter.

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

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   Cool on wire rack.

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   4 For Homemade Pistachio Paste:Ready all the pistachio paste ingredients.

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   Slightly melt white chocolate on a double boiler.(else the mixer blade may break) Coarsely powder the pistachio in mixer.

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    Add in condensed milk.

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    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.

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    I haven't.) 6 For Kunafa: In a kadhaai take ghee and roast the sevaiiya on slow gas.

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    Keep stirring until a pleasant roasted aroma releases.

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    Cool it.

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    Add in the Homemade pistachio paste.Mix well.

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    7 Lip smacking Kunafa is ready.

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    Spread a 2 cm layer on the cooled chocolate cake.

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    8 Melt dark chocolate and strained malai and prepare the chocolate ganache.

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    Cool and pour on the Kunafa layer.

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    9 Garnish Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake with chopped pistachio and silver balls.

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    Keep in fridge for 2-3 hours.

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    Then unmould the Kunafa Cake.

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    10 I also prepared Kunafa cupcakes.

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    Cut and enjoy.

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    The cake looked so pretty that we could either save it or have it!! ☺ 11 Cross sectional view of the Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake.

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

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