WATERGATE CAKE

Watergate Cake image

This is a cake my grandma use to make when I was younger. She would leave coconut off a portion of the cake for me. I don't know why they call it watergate cake.

Provided by Tarynne

Categories Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 (18 ounce) package white cake mix
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix
3/4 cup oil
3 eggs
1/2 cup nuts, chopped
1 cup carbonated lemon-lime beverage
1 cup powdered sugar
carbonated lemon-lime beverage
1 package instant pistachio pudding mix
2 envelopes Dream Whip
2 cups cold milk
nuts (optional)
coconut (optional)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray 2 layer cake pans or a tube pan with cooking spray.
Mix cake ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
Pour into cake pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 - 60 min.
Knife will come out clean when done.
Meanwhile mix powdered sugar with just enough lemon lime soda to make a paste.
Spread Glaze on cake while hot.
Prepare frosting.
add pudding mix dream whip& milk in a mixing bowl mix till peaks form.
Frost cake when it has cooled.
sprinkle with nuts& coconut if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 5141.3, Fat 287.7, SaturatedFat 50.1, Cholesterol 702.8, Sodium 4345.6, Carbohydrate 586.9, Fiber 10.8, Sugar 424.3, Protein 70