Watergate cake
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | White Cake Mix |
| ¾ | cup | Vegetable Oil |
| 3 | larges | Eggs |
| 1 | cup | 7-Up Or Club Soda |
| 3 | ounces | Pistachio Instant Pudding |
| 6 | ounces | Whipped Topping Mix (Dry) |
| (2 Envelopes) | ||
| 1½ | cup | Milk |
| 3 | ounces | Pistachio Instant Pudding |
| (1 Package) | ||
| (1 Package) | ||
| 1 | cup | Chopped Nuts (Pecans Are |
| The Best) | ||
| ½ | cup | Coconut |
| ½ | cup | Coconut |
| ¾ | cup | Chopped Nuts (Use Pecans |
| If That Is What You Used | ||
| In The Cake. Match The | ||
| Nuts) | ||
Directions
COVER-UP ICING
This cake recipe came out when Nixon was caught in the Watergate Scandal in 1976
Combine the ingredients in the order given, blending well after each addition. Pour into a 13 X 9-inch pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the cake tests done.
ICING: Combine the topping mix, milk and pudding. Beat until thick.
Spread on the cake, (The icing will be a light green color). Sprinkle with the coconut and chopped nuts.
From The Food Fare Section Rocky Mountain News September 3, 1986