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Moist pistachio cake made with a cake mix, pudding, and pistachios.

Pistachio Pudding Cake

Diana
Make your dessert special with a pistachio pudding cake that combines cake mix and pudding for a moist, delicious treat. It's moist, nutty, and topped with a silky vanilla glaze.
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Servings 16
Calories 170
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Course Cake Mix Desserts, cakes
Cuisine Quick & Easy
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 15.25-oz box white cake mix, or yellow
  • 1 3.4-oz pkg instant pistachio pudding mix
  • 4 eggs, large
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil, such as canola
  • 1 cup ginger ale, or club soda
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup pistachios, finely chopped

Glaze

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup pistachios, finely chopped

Instructions

  • Prep the pan. Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt cake pan or spray it with baking spray and heat the oven to 350 F.
    The Bundt cake pan is greased and generously floured.
  • Make the batter. Combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, ginger ale, sour cream, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on low speed. Beat until combined. Increase the speed to medium, and beat for 3 more minutes.
  • Add the nuts. Fold the chopped pistachios into the batter and pour into the prepared Bundt cake pan.
    An easy pistachio cake is ready to bake.
  • Bake. Bake the cake for about 40 to 50 minutes, or until the cake springs back when lightly touched with a finger..
    Baked pistachio Bundt cake in the pan.
  • Cool the cake. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely..
    Pistachio bundt cake cooling on a rack.

Prepare the Glaze

  • Make the glaze. Whisk the confectioners' sugar with the milk and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla until the mixture reaches a glaze consistency. Spoon over the cooled cake and garnish with chopped pistachios.
    Moist pistachio cake made with a cake mix, pudding, and pistachios.

Nutrition

Calories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 21mgPotassium: 84mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 116IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.5mg

Disclaimer:

Our nutritional information is based on a third-party application that analyzes the ingredients list to determine the values. The information is meant to be helpful, but should be considered an estimate. Values may differ depending on measurements, brands, serving variations, and database availability.

Keyword bundt cake, cake mix dessert, pistachio cake, pudding cake
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