Crowd-Pleaser
Pistachio Honey Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely chopped pistachios, divided
- 1 (15.25-oz) box yellow cake mix
- 1 (8-oz) carton sour cream
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup water
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 (8-oz) block cream cheese, softened
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 (8-oz) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 3 Tbsp honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F; spray a 9-inch round baking pan with baking spray with flour. Sprinkle bottom of pan with ½ cup pistachios.
- Stir together cake mix, sour cream, oil, water, eggs, and cinnamon in a large bowl until mixture is smooth. Pour over pistachios in pan.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan 15 minutes.
- Remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat cream cheese and orange zest at medium speed with a mixer until creamy; gradually beat in powdered sugar until smooth.
- Add thawed whipped topping, beating until fluffy.
- Spread Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting over top of cake; sprinkle with ½ cup pistachios, and drizzle with honey just before serving.
Side Dish Ingredients
Side Dish Instructions
Nutritional Information
| Main | Side | Total | |
| Servings | 12 | 6 | |
| Calories |
521
|
0
|
521
|
| Fat (g) | 30 | 30 | |
| Sat. Fat (g) | 14 | 14 | |
| Protein (g) | 7 | 7 | |
| Carb (g) | 58 | 58 | |
| Fiber (g) | 1 | 1 | |
| T. Sugs (g) | 41 | 41 | |
| A. Sugs (g) | 41 | 41 |
