Green Treat

I found this cake recipe on P is for Party blog (originally on Bakerella), so I tested it out tonight.  Yummy!  My mom makes a great pistachio cake, so I wanted to try this chocolate variation.  It was super easy and a perfect green treat for St. Patrick's Day.  I'll be sending it with David to work to keep me from eating it all.  I truly have zero self control!

 This image is from Bakerella, not me.

 

Chocolate Pistachio Cake

Ingredients:

* 1 package yellow cake mix

* 1 small package pistachio instant pudding

* 4 eggs

* 1 cup water

* 1/2 cup oil

* 1/2 tsp almond extract

* 1/4 cup chocolate syrup...sometimes I add a little more

* 1/4 cup powder sugar

Directions:

* Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a Bundt pan (Pam will work just fine).

* In a large mixing bowl, combine yellow cake mix with pistachio pudding. Add eggs, water, oil and extract and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.

* Put 1/3 of the batter in a small mixing bowl and mix with 1/4 cup of chocolate syrup.

* Pour the two batters into the pan, alternating the yellow and chocolate. Swirl a little of the chocolate into the yellow with a spatula.

* Bake 50-55 minutes; be sure not to undercook. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan and cool on a wire rack.

* Cool completely and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

 

 This is what mine actually looks like.  Not quite as chocolately looking as theirs, but I promise, it is sooo good.