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Mar 3, 2019

Pistachio Cake ~ Watergate Cake Recipe

Pistachio Cake Recipe
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#pistachiocake
Let's talk PISTACHIO CAKE!!!
    The famous Watergate Cake, from the Watergate Hotel, is a delicious pistachio cake that my family has made since I was a little girl. The original recipe was published in a newspaper in the 1970's.  If you love pistachios, this is the cake for you!



Here is the newspaper recipe...
Cake - Watergate Cake With Cover Up Icing BX0012 by Eudaemonius, via Flickr













Here are the changes we make...

Ingredients:
Ingredients for Watergate Cake
Pistachio Frosting 

Baking 101 ~ Always line your pan with parchment paper and spray or grease! 

We sift the nuts out of our cake and frosting.  You do you!

Mix!

 Pistachio Cake Ingredients
     Watergate Cake Recipe
*1 box white cake mix
*3 eggs
*3/4 cup vegetable shortening
*1 cup lemon lime soda
*1 box pistachio pudding mix

Mix bake at 350 until done in the center.  The cake will have a nice golden brown on top.  Don't worry, it's pretty green inside!


Now for the pistachio frosting:
    Our changes:  We sift out the nuts, and we don't add the pecans and coconut.  But again, you do you! 
Sift pudding mix.

Mix pudding and milk.

Add Cool Whip or
homemade whip cream, your choice!

 Frost and ENJOY!  Keep refrigerated!





Watergate Pistachio Cake Recipe

This vintage recipe is a family favorite!
Happy Baking!

Xoxo,
Samantha