Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2009

I usually stick to baking from scratch but this is an exception. I saw it in Family Circle and after making it for Easter once I have had subsequent requests for it. It looks great on a cake stand and tastes so good cold. I used store brand "cool whip."

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Good recipe...very easy. I changed the icing as i'm not a fan of cool/dream whip. I used 1pkg pudding, 1tsp margarine, milk and confectioners sugar to consistency of frosting and then piped it on in stipes. Tasted great and the frosting gave it a more pistachio taste.

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2009

Great recipe! It was a very moist cake and my whole family enjoyed it. I made the icing out of a tub of cool whip and a package of pistachio pudding, and I sprinkled toasted almonds on for a finishing touch, and it was fabulous! I'll be sure to make this one again.

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2009

This was good and refreshing, but it dried out very quickly. I don't know if the soda had something to do with that or not, but if you don't eat it all the first day, it isn't very good. I also just used whipped cream mixed with pistachio pudding for the frosting, and it was pretty good.

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meganne1184

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Living In: East Moline, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2009

Godd receipe but alter it as follows, 1 cup oil for the cake not 3/4 cup. For the frosting 3/4 cup milk mixed with 1 box 3.4 oz pistacio pudding and 1 small container whipped topping. Note: This cake will rise a lot due to the soda and will fall after it has cooled.

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TonyaM

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Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2009

I made this cake for a church picnic today. I used diet Sprite and made the frosting with fat-free cool whip and 1 pkg of pistachio pudding. It was a huge hit.

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Mary

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Home Town: Peoria, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2009

amazing!! we accidently added both pkgs of pudding to the cake mix and didn't realize till they were baking, my sweetie and i were doing a 2gether one nite for our employees and figured we'd try them to see if they were ok b-4 a re-do and boy were they good so i will always use the 2 pkgs in the cake mix!! we added chopped milk chocolate! i iced these cupcakes with white chocolate cream cheese icing spinkled with chopped milk chocolate & pistachios!! everyone went nuts!!! no pun intended!! lol!!! best ever!!! would have given a 5 star but never have given one yet... i'm saving it for something???? lol!!!! p.s. after reading a few of the other reviews i think the 2 pkgs of pudding is the reason the flavor was sooo amazing as some of the others spoke of weak flavor & we found no lack of flavor in ours! they were flavorful and moist and delish!! they were also very eye appealing, brite and lively looking but we had also added about 6 drops of green food coloring!! really these were exceptional and this from a true sweets addict!! the chopped milk chocolate truly added a nice dimension definately a worthy addition!!!

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floridatreasure1983

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Home Town: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Port Saint Lucie, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2009

Very light and fluffy cake. Not loaded with flavor, but great texture. The frosting is just okay. I might it try again with the addition of some cream cheese and flavoring. For longer-term storage, Cool Whip (instead of dry mix) would definitely hold its shape better.

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2009

This cake was awesome. It turned out very moist and flavorful. I followed other's suggestions, and made my frosting out of cool whip and pistachio pudding. It turned out perfect.

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2009

I made this cake exactly as written the first time. The cake turns out really dense, which I normally like. However, it was a very wet cake. So, I tried several things to lighten it up and it turned out better. I used sugar-free pudding mix and diet lemon-lime soda. I reduced the oil 1/4 cup and added 1/2 cup of sugarless applesauce. It turned out great! This would make a pretty cake to have at Easter as it is very pale green. Thanks for sharing.

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Marsha

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Home Town: Rolling Meadows, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2009

Awsome recipe! This cake is so good. The whole thing went in a flash. Today I'm going to make a chocolate version using rootbeer or cherry soda. The only thing I changed was instead of the 2 envelopes of whipped topping mix I used whipped cream. I will be making this often. Thanks for posting the recipe!

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Tripthatgirl

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Living In: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

This was very good, very moist, and very easy. I made it to take to my son's girlfriends house and everyone liked it. I did use cool whip with the pudding mixed in for the topping instead of dream whip. Will definitely make again.

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BUSYCOOK

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2009

Very tasty, coarse textured. Would use half the topping next time.

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doughgirl

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Living In: Rockford, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2009

my family loves this cake. i have been cooking it for years now! the only thing that i have changed is the frosting. i don't add milk. it makes it too "runny". i use two tubs of whipped topping and two packs of pistachio pudding mix and blend with my mixer really well to make it less "gritty". LOVE THIS RECIPE!

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Jaime

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Home Town: Waveland, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2009

This recipe is a favorite of mine for many years. I bake it in a bundt pan, then split into 3 "layers" putting the frosting between each layer. Because there is no frosting for the top of the cake, I dust it lightly with powdered sugar. It's a fun cake to make for St. Patrick's Day!

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2009

I've made this cake for years!! It was originally called "Watergate Cake" along with "Watergate Salad" also made with pistachio pudding--remember - they called it that because it was filled with NUTS!

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2009

Very delicious. The reason I only gave it 4 starts was because I did what other reviewers suggested and used cool whip and about 3/4 of the pudding. I also added pineapple, as suggested to the frosting. Very moist cake, everyone loved it.

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2008

Great cake and super easy. My co-workers have now made this their birthday cake of choice! I've made it the original way but I've also made a different icing (I prefer this one) by wisking the pudding and milk into Cool Whip. Don't use all the milk - just to the consistency you want.

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April

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Home Town: Belton, Texas, USA

Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2008

This is my favorite cake to bake. The only thing I did to tweak the recipe was adding a teaspoon of vanilla extract. Other than that, it was scrumptious!

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Lexyfur

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Home Town: Niles, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: May 14, 2008

Easy and yummy. I used Cool Whip (with pudding) rather than the Dream Whip/milk combo for the frosting.

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Living In: Friendswood, Texas, USA

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