Real watergate cake

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 pk White Cake Mix (1 Package)
3/4 c Vegetable Oil 1 c Chopped Nuts (Pecans Are
3 lg Eggs The Best)
1 c 7-Up Or Club Soda 1/2 c Coconut
3 oz Pistachio Instant Pudding

-----------------------COVER-UP ICING----------------------------
6 oz Whipped Topping Mix (Dry) 1/2 c Coconut
(2 Envelopes) 3/4 c Chopped Nuts (Use Pecans
1 1/2 c Milk If That Is What You Used
3 oz Pistachio Instant Pudding In The Cake. Match The
(1 Package) Nuts)

This cake recipe came out when Nixon was caught in the Watergate
Scandal in 1976

Combine the ingredients in the order given, blending well after each
addition. Pour into a 13 X 9-inch pan and bake in a preheated 350
degree F. oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the cake tests done.

ICING: Combine the topping mix, milk and pudding. Beat until thick.
Spread on the cake, (The icing will be a light green color). Sprinkle
with the coconut and chopped nuts.

From The Food Fare Section Rocky Mountain News September 3, 1986