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Chocolate & Orange Pistachio Cake

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Submitted by janbgobh

A marbled bundt cake made with yellow cake mix, pistachio pudding, orange juice, and chocolate syrup, topped with a cocoa glaze. Semi-homemade and gorgeous with minimal effort.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

25 min

COOK

60 min

READY

95 min

This is the semi-homemade cake that fools everyone into thinking you spent hours in the kitchen. A yellow cake mix gets supercharged with pistachio pudding mix and fresh orange juice, creating a moist, fragrant batter with a subtle green tint.

Then the magic: a third of the batter gets swirled with chocolate syrup and marbled through the rest. One bundt pan, one gorgeous swirl pattern, zero stress.

A quick cocoa-powdered sugar glaze drizzled over the top seals the deal. Slice it open and those chocolate-pistachio-orange marbled layers look like edible art.

Kitchen Tips

  • Use a knife to cut through the batter in a zigzag pattern for dramatic marbling; don’t overswirl or you’ll lose the contrast
  • Beat the batter at high speed for the full 3 minutes so the pudding mix dissolves completely and the cake rises properly
  • Cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before turning out; too soon and it sticks, too long and it steams itself soggy

Ingredients

1 1
PACKAGE PACKAGE CAKE MIX, YELLOW
4 4
LARGE LARGE EGGS
1 237
CUP ML ORANGE JUICE
79
CUP ML VEGETABLE OIL
1 1
SMALL SMALL PUDDING, PISTACHIO
instant *
½ 118
Chocolate glaze
¾ 177
¼ 59
CUP ML COCOA POWDER
1 ½ 23
TABLESPOONS ML MILK

Directions

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, orange juice, oil and pudding; blend at low speed for 1 minute, then beat at high speed for 3 minutes.

Pour ⅔ of the batter into a greased and floured 12 inch bundt pan.

Add chocolate syrup to remaining ⅓ of the batter and mix at medium speed til well blended.

Pour over top of batter and marbleize by cutting through batter with a knife.

Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for about 1 hour or til cake tests done.

Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes; turn out on a wire rack or serving plate to complete cooling.

Top with chocolate glaze.

Glaze: Combine all ingredients til well blended.

Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides of cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 333g (11.7 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 1060 36% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 43g 66%
Saturated Fat 8g 41%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 215mg 72%
Sodium 1066mg 44%
Total Carbohydrate 53g 53%
Dietary Fiber 4g 18%
Sugars g
Protein 31g
Vitamin A 6% Vitamin C 35%
Calcium 26% Iron 24%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
 

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