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THE WATERGATE CAKE E
THE WATERGATE CAK

lthough this cake was born yummy cake in this book!
in the 1970s—about the
SERVES: 20
time of the real Watergate
PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES
intrigue, when pistachio pud- BAKING TIME: 35 TO 40 MINUTES
ding mix was all the rage—it CAKE:
Vegetable oil spray for
didn’t come my way until
misting the pan
recently. Someone had men-
1 package (18.25 ounces) plain
tioned that The Cake Mix Doctor did- white cake mix
n’t include a recipe for the famed 1 package (3.4 ounces) pistachio instant
pudding mix
Watergate Cake. Having never heard
1 cup vegetable oil
of it,
1 cup ginger ale
I asked my newsletter readers 3 large eggs

whether they had, and if so, would
COVER-UP FROSTING:
they share the recipe. Well, they 1 package (3.4 ounces) pistachio instant

shared it all right— by the hun- pudding mix
1
1 ⁄2 cups milk
dreds! I chose a handful to test and
1 small container (8 ounces) frozen whipped
this one, from Ruth Dun can, of topping, thawed

Whitehall, Michigan, was my
TOPPING:
favorite. I added the topping, which 1 ⁄2 cup crushed chocolate wafers

gives it some chocolate and some 1 ⁄3 cup slivered almonds, toasted (see
Toasting Nuts, page 196)
crunch and justifies including this