Pistachio Cake

This pistachio cake recipe offers both a quick cake mix version and a from-scratch Italian-style option, delivering a moist, nutty, and dessert. Topped with a creamy pistachio frosting.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 35

Cooling Time: 1

Total Time: 1 55

Servings:

Calories: 420kcal

Cost: $11

Equipment

Mixing bowls (One medium, one large)
Measuring cups & spoons
Whisk or fork (For dry ingredient mixing)
Rubber spatula (For folding in nuts)
8-inch cake pans (Or one 9×13-inch baking dish or bundt)
Electric mixer (Hand or stand mixer)
Cooling rack
Serrated knife (For leveling layers (optional))

Ingredients

Quick Pistachio Pudding Cake:

1 box White cake mix - 15.25 oz
1 package Instant pistachio pudding - 3.4 oz
3 Eggs - Or flax eggs for vegan option
1 cup Water
⅓ cup Vegetable oil - Or melted coconut oil
½ cup Pistachios, chopped - Plus more for garnish
½ teaspoon Almond extract - Or vanilla extract

From-Scratch Pistachio Cake:

2 cups All-purpose flour - Or gluten-free blend 1:1
2 teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Unsalted butter - Softened, or dairy-free butter
1¾ cups Granulated sugar - Or coconut sugar
4 Eggs - Room temperature
1 cup Ground pistachios - Toasted and finely processed
¾ cup Whole milk - Or almond milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
½ teaspoon Almond extract

Cream Cheese Frosting:

8 oz Cream cheese - Or vegan cream cheese
½ cup Butter - Or vegan butter
3 cups Powdered sugar
2–3 tablespoon Ground pistachios
¼ teaspoon Almond extract
drop Green food coloring - Optional or matcha powder

Instructions

Quick Pistachio Pudding Cake

Preheat oven and prepare pan
Combine dry ingredients
Add wet ingredients and beat
Fold in pistachios
Pour into pan and bake
Cool cake on wire rack

From-Scratch Pistachio Cake

Preheat oven and prepare cake pans
Whisk dry ingredients together
Cream butter and sugar
Add eggs one at a time
Mix in pistachios and extracts
Alternate flour and milk
Divide batter and bake
Cool cake layers

Frosting

Beat cream cheese and butter
Add powdered sugar
Add flavorings and coloring

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes.

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