Pistachio Cake

Pistachio Cake is a delicious cake recipe that I enjoyed while growing up.  You use a boxed cake mix, and add some additional ingredients to this and you have a wonderfully fresh tasting pistachio cake.  My grandmother McDowell was often made pistachio cake when I went to go visit her.  You can prepare this as a double layered  cake or even in a 13 x 9 inch pan.  Both are equally as good.  I hope you enjoy this classic cake recipe that I have enjoyed for so many years.

1 pkg. white or yellow cake mix
1 pkg. (4 serving size) pistachio instant pudding mix
3 eggs
1 c. club soda or water
1/2 c. oil
1/2 c. chopped nuts

FROSTING:
1 1/2 c. cold milk
1 env. Dream Whip
1 pkg. pistachio pudding mix

Cake: Combine all ingredients in large mixer bowl. Blend, then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool and frost.Frosting: Pour the milk into a deep bowl. Add the Dream Whip and the pistachio pudding mix. Beat slowly to blend. Gradually increase speed until mixture forms peaks. Spread on cake.

Chocolate Pistachio Bundt Cake

Often, I am asked to bring a dessert or something to a party, being that I have a website, I feel some pressure in trying to find innovate and great tasting dishes. I will admit to I have a great pleasure when I bring a dish, the dish comes home empty. I was in a panic on Thursday night, I had to bring a chocolate inspired dessert, and I was lacking inspiration. A friend of mine mentioned Chocolate Pistachio Bundt Cake, that she had it growing up.
This Chocolate Pistachio Bundt Cake is easy to make, a boxed cake mix, a box of pudding, chocolate syrup are the main ingredients, I put this cake together in less than 10 minutes, and I have to say this Chocolate Pistachio Bundt Cake was a winner. I brought home an empty dish, with people asking me for the recipe. Looking for a dessert to impress? Give this very easy to put together Chocolate Pistachio Bundt Cake.

1 18 ounce box yellow cake mix (I really like Dunan Hines Golden Butter Cake)
1 3 ounce box pistachio instant pudding mix
4 eggs
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup chocolate syrup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a bundt pan liberally with non-stick cooking spray. In a large bowl combine cake mix, pistrachio instant pudding mix, eggs, water, and vegetable oil. Mix with a hand mixer for approximately 2 minutes, blend until smooth, scrape the bowl down occassionally while mixing the cake. Remove 1 cup of cake batter and place in a small box, add 1/2 cup chocolate syrup to the 1 cup of cake mix. Stir the chocolate syrup mixture until the color is uniform.
Place yellow cake mix batter into bundt cake pan, and then pour the chocolate syrup mixture on top of the yellow cake mix in the bundt cake pan. Using a knife, gently swirl the chocolate and yellow cake mix batters together, do not over stir, you want to have definate marbling. Bake cake in the oven for approximately 55 minutes, you will know the cake is done as when a toothpick is inserted it will come out clean.

I didn’t serve my chocolate pistachio bundt cake with any icing, I don’t think it needs it, this is a very moist cake that has a wonderful nutty chocolate flavor. Next time I make this cake I am going to use the Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Syrup.

Do you have any recipes that use boxed cake mixes?