Vintage Watergate Cake Recipe

Not Entirely Average

Watergate Cake is a delicious and easy-to-make pistachio cake with a creamy whipped frosting. This traditional cake is ideal for any occasion and is sure to impress your guests. Try this recipe today!

It’s moist and flavorful, offers a hint of pistachio flavor, and perhaps most texturally-pleasing to me, is that it’s served ice cold due to required refrigeration for the whipped cream frosting.

INGREDIENTS

– cooking spray – all-purpose flour – box white cake mix – box instant pistachio pudding – lemon lime soda

Preheat oven to 350°F  (175 degrees C).

1

In a large bowl, combine a box of cake mix, oil, one box of pudding mix, soda, eggs, and if using, several drops of green food coloring.

2

Pour batter equally into prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

3

In a separate bowl, combine the remaining packages of pistachio pudding mix, a cup of COLD milk, COLD heavy cream, and if using, several drops of green food coloring on high speed.

4

Place the completely cooled first cake layer on a cake plate.

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