Watergate Cake With Cover-Up Icing

Submitted by MadokaRN

"I love the green color of this cake. It is really wonderful if you love pistachios. I made this cake for my in-laws at the first family gathering that I attended. They love it!!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Cake

• 1 (18 ounce) package white cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup carbonated lemon-lime beverage
• 1 cup finely chopped toasted pecans (but I like pistachios)
• 3⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cup coconut
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix

• Cover-Up Icing

• 2 (1 1/2 ounce) envelopes dry whipped dessert topping mix
• 1 1⁄2 cups cold milk
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix
• 1⁄2 cup coconut
• 1⁄2 cup chopped toasted pecans or 1/2 cup pistachios

directions

1. Cake: Mix all of the cake ingredients together.
2. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9 inch pan.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
4. Icing: Beat first three ingredients together.
5. Spread on top of cake.
6. Sprinkle with coconut and nuts.

Reviews

[zillymom101]

I have to give this cake 5 stars just for the nostalgia factor. As a kid in the 70's, I have fond memories of this cake from picnics and potlucks...there was always some version of it at everything for several years..Very vintage recipe...tastes just like I remember

 

[True Texas]

Excelllent cake! I made for Election Tag ;) I have to admit I omitted the coconut, DH is crazy about it and used Cool Whip for frosting.

 

[Beth A.]

Wonderful cake! I had this recipe years ago. Misplaced it, and forgot about it for ages. I just came across this one recently, and fixed it for our Christmas luncheon at work. It's just as good as I remembered, and looked very festive with the green color of the pistachio pudding in the cake and frosting. As well as the coconut spinkled on top. I'm now putting this in my permanent file, hopefully never to be misplaced again! :)

 

[STARTERWIFE]

This is the second recipe I have saved for my world series game day,cant wait to make it,looks so yummmmy,will update it after game day,sure to get 5 stars.