Ok. Truth be told this is a beast of a cake to make. It takes planning - read all the instructions ahead of time. Yet - it is soooooo worth it. No step is particularly difficult, but there are many steps and they take a good chunk of time. To make making this cake more manageable I usually break down the tasks into three days.

Sound like a pain? It is. But I wouldn’t be advocating for it if it wasn’t worth it. Introducing your new favorite cake.

For such a long time I was looking for ways to use up extra egg whites that I seem to always have in abundance. Once I found this base cake recipe from Stella Parks - my search ended. This is my go-to. I love topping her cake with crunchy pistachios and letting it soak up the tangy lime syrup. It is truly a delight. Airey, bright, crunchy… for sure to be a show-stopper.