Dessert for 15
Pistachio Cake with Frosting
$3.76for 445 minServes 15
Pistachio cake bakes with coconut and is covered with sweet whipped cream and chopped pistachios.
Photo: onceuponachef.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cake, 21 oz$0.18/oz typical | 21 oz | $3.79Typical price |
 | Juice, 8.25 oz$0.04/oz typical | 8.25 oz | $0.33Typical price |
 | Eggs, 3$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
 | Shredded coconut, 2.25 oz$0.30/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.67Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds, 3.5 oz$0.70/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $2.36Typical price |
 | Heavy cream, 17 oz$0.22/oz typical | 17 oz | $3.65Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $14.09 | ||
Swaps
- Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 15servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$0.94 per serving$3.76 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 box (14 1/4 oz) white cake mix
- 1 cup club soda
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 packages (3 2/5 oz) pistachio instant pudding and pie filling mix
- salt
- 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 3/4 cup finely chopped pistachios
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
- Beat the cake mix, club soda, vegetable oil, eggs, and one pudding mix until smooth.
- Fold in the coconut, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Cool the cake for 5 minutes while whipping the cream, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and remaining pudding mix until thick.
- Spread the frosting over the warm cake and sprinkle the chopped pistachios over the top.
- Cool the cake for 5 more minutes before cutting.
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