Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cake with Cream Cheese Pistachio Frosting

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 18 1/2-oz pkg yellow cake mix (without pudding)
  • 3 3/4 oz pkg instant pistachio pudding mix
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup oil, vegetable or salad
  • 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
  • 7 or 8 drops green food coloring
  • 3 cups grated zucchini, undrained
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
  • Cream Cheese Pistachio Frosting:
  • 3 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 3 3/4 oz pkg instant pistachio pudding mix
  • Topping:
  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate morsels

Preparation

Step 1

Cake: Combine cake mix, pudding mix, beaten eggs, oil, extract, food coloring and zucchini in a large bowl and blend on low speed of electric mixer for 1 minute; beat on medium speed for 4 minutes, then fold in coarsely chopped chocolate morsels. Bake in greased and floured 13-by-9-inch pan in preheated 350 F oven until cake tests done – about 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack, then frost, sprinkle with chopped chocolate morsels and serve.

Frosting: Cream the cream cheese until fluffy; gradually beat in milk. Add pudding mix and beat well for 2 to 3 minutes.