Prue Leith's Le Gâteau Vert recipe

Prue Leith's Le Gâteau Vert recipe

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This green cake was artist Claude Monet’s favourite birthday cake.

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Ingredients

  • 300g pistachio kernels
  • 225g icing sugar
  • 1 large egg white, whisked
  • 1 tsp pistachio essence
  • 50g pistachio kernels
  • 75g plain flour
  • 125g caster sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 25g unsalted butter, melted
  • grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon
  • 300g spinach
  • 100g pistachio kernels
  • 1 tbsp kirsch
  • 150g unsalted butter, softened
  • 80g caster sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 250g fondant icing sugar
  • 3–4 tbsp spinach water (see method)
  • ½ tsp pistachio essence (optional)
  • 25g pistachio kernels
  • edible flowers, to decorate

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