Pistachio Cake with Butter-Rum Cherry Glaze

Pistachio Cake With Butter-rum Cherry Glaze
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Amy Herald

By
@Meave

This pistachio cake is really pretty. I love the glaze. With the red and green it could be a nice Christmas cake, but its simple to make anytime. My husband came up with another variation. He suggested, instead of the cherry glaze, making a butter rum glaze and adding more crushed pistachios and drizzling that over the top. With either glaze, you're sure to enjoy this one a lot!

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes

Comments:
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Serves:
10-12
Prep:
5 Min
Cook:
50 Min
Method:
Bake

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE

  • 1 pkg
    (15.25 oz.) yellow cake mix
  • 1 pkg
    (3.5 oz.) jell-o pistachio flavor instant pudding
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1 1/4 c
    water
  • 1/4 c
    vegetable or canola oil
  • 1/2 tsp
    almond extract
  • 7
    drops of green food coloring
  • 1/2 c
    crushed pistachios or almonds

  • FOR THE BUTTER-RUM CHERRY GLAZE

  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 2 1/4 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    rum
  • 1 jar(s)
    maraschino cherries
  • 2 Tbsp
    maraschino cherry juice

How to Make Pistachio Cake with Butter-Rum Cherry Glaze

Step-by-Step

  1. FOR THE CAKE
  2. Prehead oven to 350°F. Place all ingredients except powdered sugar in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes.
  3. Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake 55 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
  4. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.
  5. FOR THE GLAZE
  6. Drain the jar of maraschino cherries, saving the juice. Heat butter in sauce pan until melted.
  7. Stir in powdered sugar and rum. Stir in reserved maraschino cherry juice, 1 teaspoon full at a time, until the glaze is the consistency you want. You may not use the whole 2 tablespoons.
  8. Squeeze the remaining juice from the whole maraschino cherries, chop the cherries. Add the cherries to the glaze and pour over cake.
  9. for plain butter rum glaze use the same recipe but add a small amount of butter or caramel flavoring and omit the cherry juice. Substitute crushed pistachios or almonds for chopped maraschino cherries.

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About Pistachio Cake with Butter-Rum Cherry Glaze

Course/Dish: Cakes Fruit Desserts Other Desserts
Main Ingredient: Non-Edible or Other
Regional Style: Italian
Hashtags: #butter #pistachio #green #cherry #rum #glaze

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