Pistachio Cake

12-16 slices

Ingredients for cake:
1 package yellow or white cake mix
1 package pistachio pudding mix
3 eggs
1 cup club soda
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup coconut flakes (optional)

Ingredients for frosting:
1 1/2 cups of cold milk
1 package dream whip
1 package pistachio pudding mix

Directions for cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend all cake ingredients in a large bowl. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed. Pour into greased and floured 10 inch bunt pan. Bake for 50 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes and remove from pan. Cool on a rack.

Directions for frosting:
Blend all frosting ingredients together and beat thick for about 5 minutes. Place frosting on top when cake cools.

This is one of my favorite cakes. My mom and I would make this together in the 60s and 70s. She would make this on birthdays for friends and relatives. This is the cake she made me on my last birthday before she died. I think of my mother every time I make this cake. It always brings back fond memories of my childhood.

Submitted by Aurelia