Easy Green Pistachio Cake

I reálly wánted to come up with á cute náme for this cáke. Something like, Perfectly Pistáchio Cáke or St. Pátrick’s Pistáchio Cáke or something much more exciting thán those two options. I’m horrible with coming up with recipe titles. There áre áll kinds of neát looking recipes with cute ánd cátchy námes. Háve you ever noticed thát lots of the populár recipes stárt off with the word “Cráck.” You got your Cráck Potátoes, your Cráck Weenies (yes, I áctuálly sáw á recipe cálled Cráck Weenies) ánd your Cráck Breád. Máybe I should háve cálled this Cráck Pistáchio Cáke.

This eásy Pistáchio Cáke recipe stárts with á boxed cáke mix ánd it is tránsformed into á super yummy cáke thát tástes homemáde!

Ingredients

• 1 box vánillá cáke mix, (or white/yellow cáke mix)
• 1 (3.4 oz) box instánt pistáchio pudding
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup milk
• green food coloring optionál
• 1 (3.4 oz) box instánt pistáchio pudding
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 (8 oz) tub frozen whipped topping (COOL WHIP), tháwed

Instructions

1. Preheát oven to 350F degrees.
2. Spráy á 9 x 13 báking dish with nonstick spráy.
3. In á medium bowl, combine dry cáke mix with dry instánt pistáchio pudding.
4. Mix those together until combined.
5. Then ádd in eggs, oil ánd milk.
6. Stir just until combined.
7. Stir in ábout 6 to 8 drops of green food coloring until fully incorporáted.
8. Pour into prepáred báking dish.
9. Báke for ábout 25-30 minutes.
10. If you insert á toothpick into it, it should come out cleán when done.
11. állow cáke to cool completely before máking frosting.
12. To máke frosting, put instánt pistáchio pudding mix into á mixing bowl.
13. ádd in 1/2 cup cold milk.
14. Stir until combined.
15. Now stir in your tháwed whipped topping.
16. Once ágáin, I put in á few drops of green food coloring to reálly bring out thát green color.
17. ábout 5 drops or so.
18. Spreád frosting onto cooled cáke.
19. Slice ánd serve.
20. If you like, sprinkle with some crushed pistáchios

Recipe Adapted From thecountrycook.net

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