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Pistachio Cake III

A moist and delicious pistachio cake made with yellow cake mix and instant pistachio pudding, flavored with almond extract and green food coloring.

Ingredients

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  • 1 (18.25 oz) package yellow cake mix
  • 1 (3.4 oz) package instant pistachio pudding mix
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 7 drops green food coloring

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine yellow cake mix and instant pistachio pudding mix.
  3. Make a well in the center and add eggs, water, vegetable oil, almond extract, and green food coloring.
  4. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 2 minutes.
  5. Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  7. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  8. Ice with your favorite frosting or dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Notes

This cake is very moist and flavorful. You can frost it with a simple glaze made from confectioners’ sugar, milk, almond extract, and green food coloring or dust with powdered sugar. The almond extract enhances the pistachio flavor.

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