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Pistachio Pudding Cake

Pistachio Pudding Cake

Pistachio Pudding adds sweetness, pistachio flavor and a light green color to this amazingly delicious classic cake.
Servings: 12 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 13.25 ounces yellow cake mix
  • 3.4 ounces pistachio pudding mix, instant
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 2/3 cup canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup pistachios , or walnuts, chopped (optional)

Glaze:

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/3 cup water, warm

Instructions

  • Place the first 7 ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat with a hand mixer on medium speed until thoroughly combined. The batter will be very thick.
  • Spray a bundt pan or tube pan with cooking spray and dust with flour. (Grandma Lucille always used a 13x9 baking pan and so did I for years. But I tried a tube pan recently and love the way the top of the cake gets gooey and delicious from the glaze after baking.)
  • Pour or spoon the batter into the pan and spread it around evenly.
    Pistachio Pudding Cake
  • Now sprinkle the chopped nuts on top of the batter, if desired.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven.
  • Here is where the magic happens. While the cake is still warm, use a metal skewer or a chopstick to poke holes in the top of the cake.
    Pistachio Pudding Cake
  • In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients and stir until smooth.
  • Pour half of the glaze over the cake and allow the cake to sit for 10-15 minutes to absorb the glaze. Repeat the process a second time. Poke the holes, pour the rest of the glaze on top and walk away for 10 minutes.
  • When completely cool, remove the cake from the pan and place it on a cake plate. Some of the glaze will run down the sides of the cake.
    Pistachio Pudding Cake

Equipment

  • 1 tube pan, lightly sprayed with cooking spray and dusted with flour
  • or 1 13x9 inch baking dish, lightly sprayed with cooking spray

Nutrition

Calories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 4gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 391mgPotassium: 75mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 192IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 1mg