Ingredients:
- 1 box Betty Crocker pound cake mix
- 1 (3.4 oz) package pistachio flavored instant pudding mix
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/2 stick butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extractgreen food coloring
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
- 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, meltedpowdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 12-cup bundt pan with shortening, then lightly flour. Set aside.
- In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, beat cake mix, pudding mix, water, butter, eggs, almond extract and about 8 drops green food coloring on low speed 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes.
- Pour batter into prepared bundt pan (batter will be very thick). Spread batter evenly. Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake 10 minutes in pan, then remove and cool completely on a cooling rack.
- Meanwhile, make the glaze: In a medium bowl, stir together powdered sugar, cherry juice, milk and butter until a glaze forms (add more milk or powdered sugar as needed to achieve proper consistency). Pour glaze evenly over fully cooled cake. Let sit a few minutes to harden.
- Dust cake with more powdered sugar, if desired. Slice and serve.