Moms Pistachio Coffee Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Mix together first five ingredients in large bowl and beat well.
• Mix together last three ingredients in a small bowl.
• In a greased and floured bundt cake pan pour 1/3 batter, then 1/3 nut mixture.
• Repeat ending with nut mixture on top of batter.
• Bake for 1 hour at 350°, but check with toothpick at 50 minutes.
• Cool completely before removing from pan.

Steps:

• Combine the flour, pistachios, brown sugar, cardamom and salt in a small bowl and mix well. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat together the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour, beating until just incorporated.
• Spoon half of the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Dollop the apricot preserves on top and carefully smooth with the spatula. Spoon the remaining cake batter on top and smooth the top. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate; invert back onto a rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mixes, water, eggs and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , In small bowl, combine the glaze ingredients, adding enough milk to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over cake.

Steps:

• FILLING:.
• Combine the sugar, cinnamon, and nuts together and set aside.
• CAKE:.
• Mix the cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream, oil, food coloring, and almond together.
• Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes; scrape and beat another minute.
• Grease and flour a 10" tube pan.
• Pour 1/3 of the batter in the pan.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 of the sugar mixture and then put another layer of batter, and another layer of sugar.
• Top with batter.
• Bake at 350 for about 50 minutes or till done.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and grease a 12-hole silicone muffin or friand mould, then dust with a little flour, and tip out the excess (a metal tray will work too, but line with muffin cases, as the mixture may stick). Put the pistachios in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped but not greasy. Add the remaining cake ingredients and blend again into a creamy mixture. Use 2 spoons to fill each hole of your tray 2/3 full, place on the middle shelf of the oven and bake for 15 mins or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Leave to cool in the mould for 10 mins, then run a knife around the edge of each cake and turn out onto a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, make the icing. Using an electric hand whisk, blend 3 tbsp of the cream cheese with the butter until smooth, then add the remaining cream cheese and icing sugar. Whizz again until creamy, transfer to a piping bag fitted with a small round nozzle, and chill until ready to use.
• When the cakes are cool, pipe spikes of icing on top of each one, then sprinkle with chopped pistachios. Can be made ahead - store the un-iced cakes in a sealed container for up to 3 days and chill the icing for 2 days.