Pistachio Pudding Cake

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I made this cake years ago but with a little orange juice. I have since lost the recipe. However for those of you who have been around as long as I have, you can still fi...read more

posted by

a cook

on 3/9/2013

time

prep:

20 min

total:

1 hr 15 min

servings

total:

12 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Pistachio Flavor Instant Pudding

eggs

1-1/4

cups water

1/4

cup oil

1/2

tsp. almond extract

drops green food coloring

Tbsp. powdered sugar

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

BEAT all ingredients except sugar with mixer until well blended.

POUR into greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.

BAKE 50 to 55 min. or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert cake onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.

SPRINKLE with sugar just before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Note

If using a cake mix with pudding in the mix, reduce water to 1 cup.

Variation

Prepare batter as directed; pour into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350°F for 40 to 45 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Do not remove cake from pan. Sprinkle cake with powdered sugar just before serving.

High Altitude Directions

Prepare as directed, adding 1/4 cup flour and increasing water to 1-1/2 cups.

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a cook

posted:3/9/2013

I made this cake years ago but with a little orange juice. I have since lost the recipe. However for those of you who have been around as long as I have, you can still find Dream Whip. Use one envelope and one 4 serving size box of pistachio pudding and one and a half cups of milk to make the frosting. For those with diabetes, they make sugar free pudding and cake mixes.

DPerez2

posted:3/17/2012

I just made this cake today. I haven't thought of this cake in years and searched for it to make for St. Patrick's Day. So happy I found it. It was just as yummy as it was years ago. My daughter and I had a piece right out of the oven...sooo good!!

marlenestabin

posted:3/17/2012

I have been making this cake for 20+ years, usually on St. Patrick's Day. I just love it . It has the best flavor. I make it in a 9x13 cake pan.

tcpl

posted:8/26/2011

I made this recipe with my 4 yr old niece. It was easy to make and everyone loved the taste of the cake. Will definitley make again

Lanibug917

posted:6/10/2011

This recipe was my moms favorite cake since she was a teenager. I still make it for her birthday whenever possible. I also add crushed pineapple on top of the cake once its baked. (make sure its very well drained I recommend taking a big spoon and pressing down on the crushed pineapple to get additional liquid out before placing it on the cake. Then I take two packages of pistachio pudding and a container of coolwhip and place that on top for a very very yummy desert. My son loves helping me make this cake and hes five!!

a cook

posted:4/22/2011

Made it once with pistachio and it was so moist! Making it again for Easter with a lemon cake mix, lemon pudding and skipping the food color and almond extract.

chrissy8031

posted:3/20/2011

We also make a pudding and whipped cream frosting. It is a grand finale to a St. Patrick's Day Dinner.

foodie_jen36

posted:3/7/2010

i made this cake for sunday dinner...i love pistachios and this cake was fun and it was yummy...this one is a keeper!

deborah4610

posted:2/14/2010

I have been making this pistachio cake for years. No almond flavoring or food coloring. I frost it, using 1 1/12 pints of whipping cream with two boxes of instant pistachio pudding added....It's a family favorite

sheilaboen01