Salted vanilla and pistachio layer cake with lemon syrup from Sift: The Elements of Great Baking (page 243) by Nicola Lamb

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  • Eat Your Books

    Start recipe a day ahead. Can substitute vanilla bean paste for vanilla pods.

  • Duncanarmour on October 01, 2025

    For me, a bit too much salt in the buttercream, but the recipe makes it clear that this is very individual. The cake and fillings are fabulous otherwise.

  • Astrid5555 on March 07, 2025

    Absolutely delicious and a real stunner. The salt in the buttercream makes a real difference and takes away from the cloing sweetness often found in cake fillings.

  • Kattancock on January 03, 2025

    The fillings are so, so good. But I felt the buttercream overwhelmed the final cake.

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