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Pistachio or Spinach cake?? (Ispanakli kek)

I was almost fooled the first time I saw this. I was so sure this was made with pistachios (or pistas as called in India)! But then my friends told me that it wasnt pistachios, it was spinach!!

Can you imagine a cake made with Spinach??? This is soooooooo delicious!! And a good way to get some green leafy vegetable, right??

I think only Asiye and Ayse Gul make it. It is really a easy recipe by Asiye, who is from Turkey too, and has a fantastic son; Hakan. He talks like a big man, and I dont think he is even 3 .

Definitely give this a try. You will be shocked!

Ingredients:

For cake batter:

Spinach 1 cup chopped,
1/2 turkish teacup water,
4 eggs,
2 turkish teacup sugar,
2 turkish teacup flour,
1 packet/ tsp vanilla,
1 packet/tsp baking powder

For filling:

1 banana sliced,
1 or 2 cups of pudding/krema (the recipe for this is listed in Rullo pasta)

For topping:
1 box whipped cream (thawed)

Method:

First blend the spinach and the water together. Then beat the eggs and sugar together for a couple minutes. Then add the remaining ingredients listed under the batter. Bake this at 350 deg F, until the top is golden in color, and the center is all done.

Let it cool for a few minutes.

Then cut the cake, through the middle to get 2 equal halves. Pour and spread the fillin on the bottom half, and arrange the banana slices on them. Pour the remaining pudding on this.

Now place the other half of the cake on top of this. Let it cool completely and refrigerate.

Finally with a spatula, spread the whipped cream to cover the cake completely.

You may garnish/decorate with kiwi sliced, or sprinkle crushed pistachios or anything you like.

another topping for the cake: Strawberries!!

February 26th, 2007