Eggless Whole Wheat Pistachio Cranberry Cake – No oil, no butter bake

Eggless Whole Wheat Pistachio Cranberry Cake

Pistachios and cranberries come together and create a magic in this version of eggless whole wheat cake, and as an added bonus, it is butter free too!!

Here comes my second recipe under “My Julie & Julia Project” for this year. For those who don’t know, I have started this project under which I will be posting 100 recipes from my kitchen by the end of the year 2019. This is the Recipe #2. Here is the link to “My Julie & Julia Project” post:

Julie & Julia – Starting my journey

Pistachios, as we all know, have numerous health benefits. They are loaded with antioxidants. These nuts help in boosting immunity and also help in managing blood pressure levels, among many other benefits.

I am using Roasted and Salted Pistachios here in this recipe, so that’s the reason I have skipped salt completely in the ingredients. If you are using unsalted pistachios, please add 1/4th teaspoon of salt to the ingredients list.

The no oil, no butter and no egg has been my favorite part in this. Avocado, bananas and milk help in maintaining the softness and moisture in the cake. And using jaggery powder in the recipe is a win-win too, for those who are looking for refined sugar substitutes.

The cake can be sliced and served as a tea time snack and will also be great for adding to children’s lunchbox. I love the hint of cranberries in each bite, but those are completely optional. Those who want to savor the pistachio cake in its purest form, can skip the cranberries completely. I am using dried cranberries from Trader Joe’s.

If you like the taste of dried cranberries, do try this cranberry cookies recipe too:

• Cranberry Walnut Whole Wheat Cookies

Do try the recipe and please pour in your suggestions on what other dried berries or nuts will go with the pistachio cake. I would love to give it a try. Happy baking everyone!!

If you like this recipe, you might want to try these eggless recipes too:

• Eggless Butter-less Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies – With Whole Wheat Flour (Vegan)

• Eggless Whole Wheat Banana Blueberry Cake – Super Moist And Healthy

Method (Step-by-step with pictures)

• Grind the pistachios in a blender or food processor to a fine flour consistency.

• Keep the ground mixture aside to be used later.

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Meanwhile, mix the mashed avocado and the jaggery powder till the jaggery powder is completely blended with the avocado.

• Add in the mashed bananas to this mixture and keep stirring till all the ingredients are uniformly mixed.

• The pistachio flour can now be added to the above mixture, along with the orange zest. Combine to form a smooth blend.

• Also add milk and vanilla essence to this. The wet ingredients mixture is now ready.

• For the dry ingredients, mix in whole wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda to the wet mixture.

• Finally add the dried cranberries and give it a stir

• Pour the mixture to a lined or greased cake pan dusted with flour. Once the oven is preheated, bake the cake mix in the oven for 40 minutes, or till the cake is done (when the inserted toothpick comes out clean)

• Remove the cake from the oven, and allow it to cool before serving

Relish the yummy pistachio cake with your family and friends!!