Flag day also happens to be my neighbor Sally’s birthday. I told her I’d make her the white trash pistachio cake (Carolyn sent me the recipe) since she raved about it the last time I made it. I decided to convert it to cupcakes, since cupcakes are so festive (and also so I could have some!).
I posted the recipe the last time I made this, but who wants to go digging around the archives? Not me, so here’s the recipe again …
Trashy But Oh-So-Yummy Pistachio Cake
1 box white cake mix
1 box pistachio Jell-O pudding mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup water
8 oz container of sour cream
Heat oven to 325F. Grease or line cupcake tins with liners (I think I made about 18. I used one big cupcake tin and one small one). Mix all ingredients and divide. All recipes suggest filling to 2/3 full, but I usually get more carried away. Bake the cupcakes about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out pretty clean. Don’t overbake, or you won’t get the moist and fluffy goodness that can only come from a boxed cake mix.
FROSTING (optional)
1 container Cool Whip
1 box pistachio Jell-O pudding mix
1 cup milk
Mix the pudding mix and milk together. Fold in the Cool Whip. Frost to your heart’s content. Actually, I would suggest frosting just before serving, because if you frost then leave the cupcakes out, the frosting gets kind of gummy from the pudding, and that is kind of unpleasant.
trashy never sounded so yummy… and i am so glad im not the only one who keeps um, a *few* cupcakes back.
OMG. I was just dreaming of cupcakes…triggered by these: http://www.cupacake.com
the kitchen gearfiend in me said: ooh! how cool!
and the hungry patissier in me said…now now – wouldn’t you rather drool over cupcakes instead of cupcake houses?
Those look delish. Must try 😀
Ooh, those look delicious. I just today bought some cuppies at my local patisserie (yeah we got one) for a friend’s birthday. You’re right, cupcakes are more festive than regular cake.
I ask myself for the millionth time: why do I come here when I am starving?
Seriously, I could eat my monitor.
Nice color frosting! So uhm, natural! Does pistachio jello contain actual pistachios?
My neighbor’s birthday is flag day too!!!
My neighbor’s birthday is flag day too!!!