Matty Edgell’s Festival of Food and Drink 2024 Cookery Theatre Recipes

Olive Oil & Pistachio with Orange

Ingredients

Sponge

450g caster sugar

450g plain flour

170g ground pistachio

1tsp baking powder

1tsp bicarb

1tsp salt

450g olive oil

480g whole milk

4 large eggs

Zest 4 oranges

65g roughly chopped pistachio

Whipped Cream

600g double cream

60g pistachio paste

100g white chocolate, chopped

Whipped Ganache

125g cream (ptA)

1tsp vanilla

25g glucose syrup

85g milk chocolate

1.5g gelatine sheets

125g cream (ptB)

 

Method

Make Sponges

-In bowl whisk together olive oil and sugar until combined. Add the milks, eggs and lemon zest and incorporate fully.

-Add in the flour, ground pistachios, salt, baking powder and bicarb using paddle attachment until nearly combine. Add in chopped pistachios and combine fully

-Divide into 3 tins and bake for 35-40 minutes

Make whipped cream

-Place ingredients into bowl and whip to soft peaks.

Assemble

-Level and stack cakes

-Top with whipped ganache