Watergate Cake (ingredients, yellow cake, ginger, baking)

[gr8doglove]

I need the recipe. Anybody here got one?

My Mom made it years ago and I can't find the recipe she used.

I know some people make it with coconut but she didn't.

That cake was so good.

[Wurzig]

This came up with a search:

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Watergate Cake with Cover Up Frosting
This is a 1970s cake popular when the Watergate scandal was taking
place.

1 (18 1/4 ounce) box plain white cake mix
1 (3.4 ounce) box instant pistachio pudding mix
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup ginger ale
3 large eggs

Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350
degrees F. Lightly mist a 13 x 9-inch pan with vegetable oil, then
dust with flour. Shake out the excess flour. Set the pan aside.

Place cake mix, pudding mix, oil, ginger ale and eggs into a large
mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber
spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more,
scraping down the sides again if needed. The batter should look well
blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top
with the rubber spatula. Place the pan in the oven. Bake the cake
until it springs back when lightly pressed with your finger, 35 to 40
minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack to
cool completely, 30 minutes more.

Meanwhile, prepare Cover-Up Frosting.
Cover-Up Frosting
1 (3.4 ounce) box instant pistachio pudding mix
1 1/2 cups milk
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Whisk pudding mix and milk together in a large mixing bowl. It should
thicken up but not set, from 2 to 3 minutes. Gently fold in whipped
topping. Spread the top with frosting. You can sprinkle toasted nuts
over the top, if desired. Store, covered, in the refrigerator.

[Wurzig]

Here is another one:

[SIZE=1]Original Recipe Yield 1 -9 x 13 inch cake[/SIZE]


Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
• 2 (3 ounce) packages instant pistachio pudding mix
• 1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 cup cold milk

Directions

1. Combine cake mix, eggs, oil, soda drink and 1 box pistachio pudding. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13 x 9 inch pan.
2. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool completely.
3. While cake is baking, mix 1 box pistachio pudding, whipped topping, and milk. Chill. Ice cooled cake with chilled frosting.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 311 | Total Fat: 17.7g | Cholesterol: 37mg

[Wurzig]

And this one DOES have coconut:

Ingredients:

• 1 white cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 pkg (3 ounces) instant pistachio pudding
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup 7-up
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut

Preparation:

Mix in order given. Bake in 9x13-inch pan at 350° for 30-40 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
Frosting:

• 2 envelopes Dream Whip
• 1 to 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 pkg (3 ounces) instant pistachio pudding

Whip Dream Whip until stiff. Add dry pudding and fold in nuts. Keep frosted cake in the refrigerator.

[Wurzig]

I just did searches and there seem to be quite a few out there-----they all seem fairly similar.......I've had Watergate Salad before, but not the cake..... Hope you can use one of these recipes....

[Wurzig]

btw: you can usually tell which recipe has been out there the longest because it requires Dream Whip.....and sometimes that's not easy to find.......

[Debsi]

So does anybody know what pistachio pudding has to do with the Watergate scandal?

[gr8doglove]

Originally Posted by Wurzig

btw: you can usually tell which recipe has been out there the longest because it requires Dream Whip.....and sometimes that's not easy to find.......

Thank you all so much for the recipes. I do remember that the watergate cake my Mom made used Dream Whip in the icing. Luckily, the grocery stores where I live still sell Dream Whip.

Debsi...the pistachio pudding has nothing to do with the Watergate scandal. The cake was created around the time of the break in and someone decided to name it after the scandal.

As I can recall, my mom did not add nuts of any kind or coconut. I do remember she used a cup of club soda to the recipe.

Wurzig, I think I will use the first recipe you posted and just tweak the recipe by using club soda and dream whip. Also, I couldn't remember if my Mom used white cake or yellow cake mix. I'm still not sure which I want to use here. I am thinking a white cake mix would make the cake look really green as opposed to using a yellow cake mix.

[Debsi]

Originally Posted by gr8doglove

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Debsi...the pistachio pudding has nothing to do with the Watergate scandal. The cake was created around the time of the break in and someone decided to name it after the scandal.

Wurzig, I think I will use the first recipe you posted and just tweak the recipe by using club soda and dream whip. Also, I couldn't remember if my Mom used white cake or yellow cake mix. I'm still not sure which I want to use here. I am thinking a white cake mix would make the cake look really green as opposed to using a yellow cake mix.

Last night I was thinking that maybe it's called Watergate cake because Nixon's downfall was being "green with envy" of other leaders.

I hope you made and enjoyed it! This is one I don't think I could get past DH - he'd say it's chocolate cake or nothing, lady!

[Gandalara]

Originally Posted by gr8doglove

Also, I couldn't remember if my Mom used white cake or yellow cake mix. I'm still not sure which I want to use here. I am thinking a white cake mix would make the cake look really green as opposed to using a yellow cake mix.

White cake mix, plus a few drops of food coloring