Pistachio and Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Pistachio and Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Pistachio and Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Pistachio and Sour Cream Coffee Cake

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I don't bake many cakes.  I'm always happy to eat them, but the thought of frosting a triple-tiered cake stresses me out.  It's probably for the best that we don't have these treats around the house, as will power has never been one of my strengths.  There are no calories in a sliver or in a finger swipe of icing, right?

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Breakfast breads are the cakes I so fondly remember from my childhood... banana bread or a sour cream coffee cake were made often, prepared for Sunday brunch or a quick afternoon snack.  I don't make them quite as frequently as my mom does, but I do get the urge from time to time.  They don't last long, either.  I'll cut the majority for Eric to take to work, give a few pieces to friends, and save the rest for us to enjoy for a few days.

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When asked to create a recipe for the KitchenAid blog,

The Kitchenthusiast

, I knew a coffee cake was in order. Baking a cake with pistachios has been on my list for a long time (years, in fact), so I used it as an opportunity to play around with what I believed would be the perfect pairing:

pistachios and sour cream coffee cake

.  And this guy (and his taste-tester husband) were not at all disappointed.

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Head on over to The Kitchenthusist for this Pistachio and Sour Cream Coffee Cake recipe.

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Pistachio and Sour Cream Coffee Cake

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Silent Sunday: The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne (photos by Brian Samuels)

What: "The Spotted Tiger is a pop-up collaboration between Boston bartenders, chefs and restaurant industry professionals, dedicated to sharing our passion for Chinese cuisine and craft cocktails."

Who: Tracy Chang (of Guchi's Midnight Ramen), Becca Arnold (of Alden and Harlow), Ran Duan ("drink slinger" at Sichuan Garden), and a guest appearance by The Hawthorne's Katie Emmerson.

Food Menu:Mr. Doo’s Bar Snacks (Anchovy, peanut, sesame), Tartar’s Tartare (thousand year old egg, fish floss, Asian pear, sesame rice chip), Dreaming of Mak’s (tiger prawn wontons, egg ribbon, dried shrimp in a delicate broth of chicken and corn), “Chairman Meow” (Hongshao pork belly, shiitake rice, pickled mustard greens, chicken crack), Not Your Pedestrian Tofu (Almond milk “tofu”, sesame, crunchy tuile, flaky salt)

Cocktails:Welcome Punch (lemon oleo saccharum, tea, citrus rum), Domo Arigato (mezcal, lime, sesame oil, ginger), Tiger Blood (Passion Fruit, Lime, Yuzu, Whole Egg, All Spice, Peychaud's), StrangeLove (Absolut Herbaceous Lemon, Tangueray, Malacca Gin, Jasmine, Lime), Carrier Flip (Bacardi Select, Rose Cascarilla Tea, Whole Egg, Angostura, Taza), Moto Guzzi #2 (Rittenhouse Rye, Punt e Mes, Creme de Menthe, Fernet Vallet, Mole Bitters)

Silent Sunday: The Spotted Tiger at The Hawthorne

What: "The Spotted Tiger is a pop-up collaboration between Boston bartenders, chefs and restaurant industry professionals, dedicated to sharing our passion for Chinese cuisine and craft cocktails."

Who: Tracy Chang (of Guchi's Midnight Ramen), Becca Arnold (of Alden and Harlow), Ran Duan ("drink slinger" at Sichuan Garden), and a guest appearance by The Hawthorne's Katie Emmerson.

Food Menu: Mr. Doo’s Bar Snacks (Anchovy, peanut, sesame), Tartar’s Tartare (thousand year old egg, fish floss, Asian pear, sesame rice chip), Dreaming of Mak’s (tiger prawn wontons, egg ribbon, dried shrimp in a delicate broth of chicken and corn), “Chairman Meow” (Hongshao pork belly, shiitake rice, pickled mustard greens, chicken crack), Not Your Pedestrian Tofu (Almond milk “tofu”, sesame, crunchy tuile, flaky salt)

Cocktails: Welcome Punch (lemon oleo saccharum, tea, citrus rum), Domo Arigato (mezcal, lime, sesame oil, ginger), Tiger Blood (Passion Fruit, Lime, Yuzu, Whole Egg, All Spice, Peychaud's), StrangeLove (Absolut Herbaceous Lemon, Tangueray, Malacca Gin, Jasmine, Lime), Carrier Flip (Bacardi Select, Rose Cascarilla Tea, Whole Egg, Angostura, Taza), Moto Guzzi #2 (Rittenhouse Rye, Punt e Mes, Creme de Menthe, Fernet Vallet, Mole Bitters)