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Pistachio cake

zelda girl — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 14:49:00 GMT

Does anyone remember the little recipes that used to hang off the shelves years ago in the grocery store? Well I lost the one I had from the Jello pistachio pudding from the 70's. Does anyone have the recipe for the pistachio cake where you added raspberry jam to the batter? It was made in a bundt pan. Thanks.

Re: Pistachio cake

itsmagic — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:44:37 GMT

I have never seen that recipe but I do remember the pistachio bundt cake recipe that uses Hershey's chocolate syrup (added to half the batter and then the two halves were swirled together in the bundt pan).

Re: Pistachio cake

beckyb1012 — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:00:45 GMT

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/pistachio-pudding-cake-50750.aspx

Re: Pistachio cake

zelda girl — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:12:56 GMT

I wrote to the Kraft company and they don;t have it, they sent me this same link, thanks.

Re: Pistachio cake

beckyb1012 — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:29:04 GMT

I put into google Pistachio Cake with Raspberry sauce and there are recipes from bloggers ect.. but none that seemed simple or used the Jello. They seemed very fancy but the photos looked yummy.

Re: Pistachio cake

Nightowlz — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:30:51 GMT

I found this recipe on a Vintage Recipe site. It does not have raspberry filling.

http://pzrservices.typepad.com/vintagerecipes/archives.html

1970s recipes - Hey, my mom used to make that!

Pistachio Inside Outside Cake
recipe from 1976 Jell-O ad

1 pkg. (2-layer size) white or yellow cake mix
1 pkg. Jell-O Pistachio Flavor Instant Pudding and Pie Filling
3 eggs
1 cup club soda
1 cup oil
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Blend all ingredients in large mixer bowl, then beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Bake in greased, floured 10" bundt pan at 350˚ for 50 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan and cool on rack. Split into 3 layers. Spread about 1 cup of frosting between layers, spoon rest into center. Chill. Garnish with chopped nuts.

To make frosting: blend 1 1/2 cups cold milk, 1 envelope Dream Whip Whipped Topping Mix and 1 pkg. Jell-O Pistachio Flavor Instant Pudding. Whip until thickened; about 5 minutes.

Re: Pistachio cake

Nightowlz — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:41:44 GMT

This one also says it's from the 70's but does not have raspberry filling. You could try this & find a recipe for raspberry filling to swirl through before baking.

And so it was. It was a “cool and groovy” slice of 70s perfection. Yes I do say that even today. I like the way it rolls off my tongue and I really dislike everything being “awesome”. That’s too extreme for me. If we exaggerate praise for everything, when is something really special? Ok, off my soap box. Cool. Happy 40th birthday, pistachio pudding!

http://meladycooks.com/2015/06/10/pistachio-bundt-cake/

Pistachio Bundt Cake

1 box yellow cake mix (I used Duncan Hines)
1 small box instant pistachio pudding mix (I used Royal)
4 eggs, beaten (if you use a mixer to beat the cake, this isn’t necessary)
½ cup oil (I used canola oil)
¼ cup water
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional if frosting cake)

Icing: 1 cup powdered sugar and a few teaspoons maraschino cherry juice

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease bundt pan well.

Combine all but sugar and cinnamon and mix or beat until well blended and no lumps remain, about 2 minutes.

Pour into pan and smooth top with a spatula or knife.

Bake for 40-50 minutes, until a toothpick tests dry. Remove from oven and set on rack to cool for several hours.

Gently loosen sides of cake with a butter knife. Place cake plate on top of pan and tip upside down to remove cake.

Mix the powdered sugar with a teaspoon of cherry juice at a time until you have a good consistency to drizzle over the cake. Let set to firm up.

Re: Pistachio cake

ChiliPepper — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 21:25:47 GMT

@zelda girl

@LilBitMissty

This isn't the one you are looking for but LilBitMissty posted this recipe a ways back & it is simple & delicious!

Pistachio Bread

1 box yellow cake mix

1 box INSTANT pistachio pudding mix

1 cup sour cream

1/4 cup oil

2 tablespoons water

4 eggs

1 cup chopped nuts

cinnamon

sugar

Mix together. DO NOT USE A MIXER.

Grease 2 loaf pans. Make a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Dust the pans with cinnamon sugar.

Pour batter into pans. Sprinkle the tops with cinnamon sugar.

Bake at 350* for 45-50 minutes.

Re: Pistachio cake

Mothertrucker — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 21:12:50 GMT

@Nightowlz..Thanks! This is the one I remember so well!

It it is yummy!...and yes, a flash from the past....

Re: Pistachio cake

Nightowlz — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 22:40:10 GMT

@Mothertrucker wrote:
@Nightowlz..Thanks! This is the one I remember so well!

It it is yummy!...and yes, a flash from the past....

@Mothertrucker Your Welcome! I never thought about making cake with Pistachio pudding. It sounds yummy so I'm keeping the recipe. I have every thing I need to make the bundt cake or the bread recipe posted.

Re: Pistachio cake

Nightowlz — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 22:38:57 GMT

@ChiliPepper wrote:
@zelda girl
@LilBitMissty

This isn't the one you are looking for but LilBitMissty posted this recipe a ways back & it is simple & delicious!

Pistachio Bread

1 box yellow cake mix
1 box INSTANT pistachio pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup oil
2 tablespoons water
4 eggs
1 cup chopped nuts
cinnamon
sugar

Mix together. DO NOT USE A MIXER.

Grease 2 loaf pans. Make a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Dust the pans with cinnamon sugar.

Pour batter into pans. Sprinkle the tops with cinnamon sugar.

Bake at 350* for 45-50 minutes.

Thx ChiliPepper. I don't have this one. I must have missed it. Sounds really good.

Re: Pistachio cake

sabatini — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 03:41:18 GMT

Hi zelda! I think I found your recipe.

It's in a pdf of old Jello recipes.

Here's the link. After clicking on it, click 'open', wait for it to load, then scroll down to the bottom of Page 25.

Old Jello Recipes PDF

Pistachio Ripple Cake

1 package (4-serving) Jello Instant Pistachio Pudding

1 package (2 layer) yellow cake mix

4 eggs

1 cup (1/2 pt.) sour cream

1/4 cup oil

1/2 cup raspberry or strawberry preserves

*Combine pudding mix, cake mix, eggs, sour cream and oil in large mixer bowl. Blend, then beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 4 minutes. Blend preserves into 1 cup of the batter.

Pour half of the pistachio batter into greased and floured 10-inch fluted tube pan. Spoon preserves batter into pan, away from sides of pan. Spoon on remaining pistachio batter. Zigzag a spatula through batter to marble.

Bake at 350 for 50 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. Do not underbake. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan and finish cooling on rack.

Re: Pistachio cake

zelda girl — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 11:24:00 GMT

That's it, thank you so much. Too bad the Kraft company couldn't find it for me. Thanks again !!!!!

Re: Pistachio cake

ChiliPepper — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:25:36 GMT

@Nightowlz wrote:
This one also says it's from the 70's but does not have raspberry filling. You could try this & find a recipe for raspberry filling to swirl through before baking.

And so it was. It was a “cool and groovy” slice of 70s perfection. Yes I do say that even today. I like the way it rolls off my tongue and I really dislike everything being “awesome”. That’s too extreme for me. If we exaggerate praise for everything, when is something really special? Ok, off my soap box. Cool. Happy 40th birthday, pistachio pudding!
http://meladycooks.com/2015/06/10/pistachio-bundt-cake/

Pistachio Bundt Cake

@Nightowlz

Thank Nightowlz, I have a pretty Bundt pan just aching for a cake to go in it LOL!!!

Actually, looking back - my (LilBitMissty's) loaf recipe is similar to your cake recipe. Sorry, I didn't notice that when I posted!

Re: Pistachio cake

cookinfreak — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 18:47:19 GMT

Does anyone remember the Amish Friendship Bread (I think that's what it was called). Someone gave you starter batter and it sat on the counter for so many days, and you would add an ingredient to it or stir it every so many days? Then after so many days (like 10 or something like that) you would split the batter so you could pass some batter on the other friends, and then you would bake the bread with what you kept (usually one batch) and when you baked it off one of the ingredients was pudding. When my dad was still able to get out and about, he went to dances at our senior center and they would take turns bringing treats. I made this a lot for him, and the favorites of the people at his table liked pistachio and cheesecake the best

Anything pistachio, I love. Will be making some of the bread posted here.

cookin

Re: Pistachio cake

ChiliPepper — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 19:29:35 GMT

@cookinfreak wrote:
Does anyone remember the Amish Friendship Bread (I think that's what it was called). Someone gave you starter batter and it sat on the counter for so many days, and you would add an ingredient to it or stir it every so many days? Then after so many days (like 10 or something like that) you would split the batter so you could pass some batter on the other friends, and then you would bake the bread with what you kept (usually one batch) and when you baked it off one of the ingredients was pudding. When my dad was still able to get out and about, he went to dances at our senior center and they would take turns bringing treats. I made this a lot for him, and the favorites of the people at his table liked pistachio and cheesecake the best
Anything pistachio, I love. Will be making some of the bread posted here.
cookin

@cookinfreak

I remember those pass-around batters too!!!

It's a wonder we didn't all catch some kind of disease from all that stuff sitting around at room temperature LOL!!!!

Re: Pistachio cake

toria — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 01:21:34 GMT

I've made Pistachio cake for many years. The one I usually use is the ones posted above that has the cake mix and pudding mix in it. Pistachio cake was popular during the Watergate era. The cake was even called Watergate cake with cover up icing. Its a similar bundt care recipe. I think you could keep the coconut and pecans out of it if you wanted. I'd add a tiny bit of green food coloring and make sure to add almond extract.

http://www.cooks.com/recipe/rl02q5w9/watergate-cake-with-cover-up-icing.htmlhttp://www.cooks.com/recipe/rl02q5w9/watergate-cake-with-cover-up-icing.html

There is even a Watergate salad that uses pistachio pudding mix too.