ROUGHRIDER CAKE

By heathermcginnis

This is a pistachio dessert - everyone from Saskatchewan calls it Roughrider Cake - green and white - get it?

Ingredients

• BOTTOM:
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tbsp icing sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cups crushed almonds or pecans
• SECOND LAYER:
• 1 - 8 oz package of cream cheese
• 2/3 cup icing sugar
• 1 litre of cool whip (using 1/2 for this layer)
• THIRD LAYER:
• 2 pkgs of pistachio instant pudding mix
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• TOP LAYER:
• Remainder of cool whip
• Slivered almonds or flaked almonds

Preparation

Step 1

BOTTOM LAYER:

Mix all ingredients and spread into 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes

SECOND LAYER:

Beat cream cheese and icing sugar. Add 1/2 of cool whip. Spread on cooled bottom layer

THIRD LAYER:

Mix ingredients. Spread on second layer.

TOP LAYER

Spread on remainder of cool whip. Top with nuts.

Cool and cut into squares