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This recipe for Watergate Cake has been enjoyed by my family for years. It’s creamy and luscious thanks to a box of pistachio pudding mix and Dream Whip.
This year my family celebrated Christmas twice – well, sort of. Because of busy schedules, the family celebration on one side was postponed until this month. I think I actually liked it better this way. December seemed a little less hectic, plus it allowed us to have a good time together in January sans all of the holiday stress.
My in-laws provided the main dish (thank you!), so I brought one of my family’s favorite easy dessert – Watergate Dream Cake. A few simple additions to a box of cake mix, plus a creamy topping make this a winning cake. If you like Watergate Salad, then you’re going to love this cake!
The day before getting together, I baked my cake in a 9 x 13 glass dish. I allowed it to cool completely and then made the whipped topping. The incredibly yummy topping that I make with Dream Whip.
I spread the topping on top of the cake and placed it in the refrigerator.
Then when it was time to go, I placed the cake in an insulated carrier and attached the carry tote. We drove to my in-laws, over an hour away.
The cake made it there without any problems. It was still cool and ready to be eaten.
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Watergate Dream Cake
This recipe for Watergate Cake has been enjoyed by my family for years. It's creamy and luscious and will have you wanting more.
Ingredients
- 1 box instant pudding mix, pistachio flavored
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 cup 7-Up
- 3 egg whites
- 1 cup oil
- 1 box instant pudding mix, pistachio flavored
- 1½ cups milk
- 2 envelopes whipped topping, Dream Whip
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch cake pan.
- Blend 1 box of pistachio pudding, cake mix, 7-Up, egg whites and oil in mixer for 5 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 – 35 minutes. Cool completely.
- Beat 1 box of pistachio pudding mix, milk and whipped topping. Beat until thick and peaks form. Ice/frost cake. Keep cake chilled.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 245Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 120mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 0gSugar: 5gProtein: 3g
Nutrition information is an approximation.
Jennifer Deitch
Monday 12th of October 2020
Everyone is out of the dream whip. Is there a substitute for dream whip?
Lynda
Monday 12th of October 2020
I am not sure. I googled it and this is some info that I found:
"Dream whip is a mix to make your own whipped cream - yes you can use it in place of Cool Whip. ... whip cream is natural, dream whip is synthetic, and cool whip is pre-whipped synthetic. If it calls for dream whip, read the recipe to see if it mixes anything other that milk and vanilla into the powder." From Askinlot.com.
I imagine that you could probably blend the pudding mix with Cool Whip or make whipped cream by beating heavy cream and then add the pudding mixture to the cream.
Kathy
Saturday 20th of June 2020
Lynda, Thank you for sharing a nice and easy recipe. I opted for lemon pudding, rather than pistachio, in the cake as well as the frosting for a nice summertime dessert. Yummy!
Lynda
Saturday 20th of June 2020
That sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Donna Brank
Saturday 15th of June 2019
I've made this for years,. It's even better if you add drained crushed pineapple, You can even use the juice in the cake. And since I am diabetic it works just as well with the no sugar pudding.
Erica
Monday 28th of January 2019
Tried it!! My family and my neighbors loved it!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
patti
Saturday 31st of January 2015
Think I remember a similar recipe fro years past. i would make it tonight, if I only had the dream whip! I should buy some to have on hand