Watergate Cake
Watergate Cake is a light, fluffy pistachio flavored cake with an airy pudding frosting. This Watergate Cake recipe with dream whip frosting is perfect as a spring dessert for St. Patrick's Day, Easter, or any day. This green pistachio cake is truly a delicious classic!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Cooling Time2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 50 minutes mins
Course: Dessert and Pastries
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Calories: 144kcal
For Cake:
- 15.25 ounce box of white cake mix
- 3.4 ounce instant pistachio pudding mix 1 small box
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup club soda
For Dream Whip Frosting:
- 2.6 ounces dream whip 2 envelopes
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 3.4 ounce instant pistachio pudding mix 1 small box
- 1/2 cup sweetened coconut
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped pistachios optional
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan with either butter or non-stick cooking spray.
In the bowl of a stand mixer add in cake mix, pudding mix, oil, egg, and club soda.
Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then scrape down the sides. Continue beating on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed.
Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out with just a few clinging crumbs. Cool cake completely (about 2 hours) or cool for an hour then stick in the refrigerator to cool faster.
Start making the frosting as soon as the cake is completely cooled.
In the cleaned bowl of a stand mixer add in Dream Whip and milk. Beat on high about 6 minutes until soft peaks form. Add in pudding and beat until well combined. Frost the cake. Add on coconut and chopped nuts if using.
- Put in a 15-ounce can of crushed pineapple (with the juice) to the cake batter just omit the fizzy beverage for Watergate cake with pineapple.
- Add 1/2 cup of finely chopped pecans, walnuts, almonds, or pistachios to the cake batter.
- Make sure to mix the cake batter for 3-4 minutes for a light and fluffy cake.
- Always keep this cake refrigerated because there is milk in the frosting.
- Prepared cake will last in the fridge for up to a week.
* Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.
Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 104IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg