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Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake and Cupcakes

Name: Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake and Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: fusion
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons White Chocolate; 1 cup Unsalted Pistachio; 3 tablespoons Condensed Milk; 5 tablespoons Milk; 25 Oreo Cream Biscuits; 1/2 cup Milk; 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoon Vinegar; 1 pinch Salt; 150 g Sevaiiya; 1 tablespoon Ghee; 120 ml Dark Chocolate; 4 tablespoons Malai

A classic Saudi Arabian dessert from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

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servings

1109

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Origin

Categorized as Saudi Arabian Dessert in TheMealDB. Original source: https://cookpad.com/eng/recipes/25116037?ref=search&search_term=saudi+arabia

Ingredients

6 tablespoonsWhite Chocolate
1 cupUnsalted Pistachio
3 tablespoonsCondensed Milk
5 tablespoonsMilk
25Oreo Cream Biscuits
1/2 cupMilk
1/2 teaspoonBaking Powder
1/2 teaspoonVinegar
1 pinchSalt
150 gSevaiiya
1 tablespoonGhee
120 mlDark Chocolate
4 tablespoonsMalai

Instructions

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For Chocolate Cake:Ready all the ingredients. Powder the oreo biscuits, pinch salt and mix warm milk as needed and make a cake batter. Add in baking powder and vinegar and mix.
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Grease a loose bottomed tin. Pour a 1cm thick layer of the batter.
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Bake in a preheated oven @160°C for 7-8 minutes or until the knife comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.
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For Homemade Pistachio Paste:Ready all the pistachio paste ingredients. Slightly melt white chocolate on a double boiler.(else the mixer blade may break) Coarsely powder the pistachio in mixer. Add in condensed milk.
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Add in slightly warmed and slightly melted white chocolate and milk as required and crush to a smooth paste.(Green food colour can be add. I haven't.)
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For Kunafa: In a kadhaai take ghee and roast the sevaiiya on slow gas. Keep stirring until a pleasant roasted aroma releases. Cool it. Add in the Homemade pistachio paste.Mix well.
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Lip smacking Kunafa is ready. Spread a 2 cm layer on the cooled chocolate cake.
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Melt dark chocolate and strained malai and prepare the chocolate ganache. Cool and pour on the Kunafa layer.
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Garnish Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake with chopped pistachio and silver balls. Keep in fridge for 2-3 hours. Then unmould the Kunafa Cake.
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I also prepared Kunafa cupcakes. Cut and enjoy. The cake looked so pretty that we could either save it or have it!! ☺
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Cross sectional view of the Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake.
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Enjoy with a new sweet delicacy this festive season with family and friends.