Happy 3rd Birthday Blossom!

Join us friends in celebrating three years of plant based recipes from The Green Blossom Kitchen! These past three years have taught us a lot, both in the kitchen and out, about the ways we can continue to inspire others through plant based eating and healthier lifestyle. We so enjoy hearing your stories about how our recipes have helped you and changed your experience with food for the better. With your support we hope to continue this journey for years to come. So how do we celebrate such a big event? With food of course! This year a homemade pound cake with flavors of orange, pistachio, and chocolate. Though not technically a health food, this cake is still made with whole food ingredients and is 100% homemade. All the ingredients are pronounceable and recognizable unlike what might be found in a boxed cake mix. We hope you love this cake as much as we do. 

Celebration Pound Cake 
PREP TIME:  40 mins
TOTAL TIME: 2-2.5 hours
Servings: 10-12 

Ingredients 
Cake
2 sticks unsalted butter 
2 cups whole wheat flour or gluten containing flour of your choice 
1 1/2 tsp baking powder 
1 tsp salt 
4 large eggs 
1/3 cup whole milk 
1 1/4 cup cane sugar 
1 tsp vanilla 

Filling
8 oz, 4% fat Greek or Icelandic yogurt 
1 egg 
1/2 cup sugar 
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp whole wheat flour 
1 oz cacao butter, melted 
1/3 cup powdered pistachios 
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Glaze
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips 
1 tsp coconut oil 
2 tsp orange zest 
1 Tbsp crushed pistachios 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly oil or butter a 14 cup Bundt pan then dust with flour, making sure to tap out the excess. Prepping the pan is very important to make sure that your cake releases easily. 

To prepare the filling, combine yogurt, egg, sugar, flour, and cacao butter in a food processor. Mix until smooth then fold in powdered pistachios and set aside.

In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and mix until combined. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, and vanilla together until incorporated and set aside. With the mixer on low speed, add 1 Tbsp butter at a time, mixing until crumbly. Add half of the milk mixture to the mixer and increase speed to medium-high until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the remaining milk to the mixer and continue mixing until fully incorporated, making sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. 

Pour half of the cake mixture into the prepared pan then use the back of a spoon to create a concave well in the center of the mixture. Spoon the filling into the well, then top with the remaining cake batter and spread evenly with a spatula. Place cake in preheated oven and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove cake from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for at least 15-20 minutes. Remove cake from the pan by inverting slightly cooled cake onto a plate and then placing on a  cake plate/stand. Allow cake to continue cooling to room temperature for an additional 30-45 minutes. 

Melt chocolate chips with coconut oil in a double boiler or microwave then drizzle over cooled cake. Sprinkle orange zest and chopped pistachios over the top. Serve and enjoy! Cake will keep best in an air tight container at room temperature for 2-3 days. 

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This cake is definitely celebration worth with a taste that feels special with every bite. Starting with a bright orange and sweet chocolate flavor from the topping melding into a rich, buttery center highlighted by the tangy yogurt filling. We enjoyed this with afternoon tea but also as breakfast to make the blog's birthday week extra special. 

Enjoy,
​Jess and Cecelia

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