Pistachio Cake

Ingredients

• Cake

  • 1 1/4 cups (310 ml) water
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups (625 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp (12.5 ml) baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt

• Pistachio Praline

  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) unsalted shelled pistachios (see note)
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) sugar
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) water

• Pistachio Buttercream

  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) unsalted shelled pistachios
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) corn syrup (preferably clear)
  • 4 to 5 drops of green food colouring (optional)
  • 2 cups (500 ml) icing sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups (310 ml) cold unsalted butter, cubed