Pistachio Cake – Jennifer Bray Weber

This cake is a great dessert for warm weather. Light, fluffy, and oh-so yummy. I admit, I’m not a fan of cooking. Anything with more than 6 ingredients and I’ll leave the cooking to the chef - my hubby. But I’ve wowed my family and friends with this oh-so easy cake. It’s sweetly delicious!

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Pistachio Cake

Ingredients

Cake:

· 1 box white cake mix

· 1 package (3.5 oz.) instant pistachio pudding mix

· 3 eggs

· 1 cup vegetable oil

· 1 can (12 oz.) lemon-lime soda (such as Sprite or 7Up)

Frosting:

· 1 package (3.5 oz.) instant pistachio pudding mix

· 1 ½ cups milk

· 1 tub frozen whipped topping (8oz.), thawed

· ¼ cup chopped pistachio nuts, for garnish

Directions

Cake:

1. Heat oven to 350°. Coat two 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line the bottoms of pans with wax paper and spray again.

2. Beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and soda on high for 2 minutes.

3. Divide batter equally into the pans. Bake for 35 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

4. Cool completely before frosting

Frosting:

1. Beat pudding mix and milk until blended, about 2 minutes.

2. Fold in whipped topping

3. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate and frost the top using about 1 cup of frosting. Place the remaining layer on top and frost the top and sides. Garnish with nuts (optional).

4. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

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