Ingredients 2 packages (18.25 ounces each) yellow cake mix eggs vegetable oil water 3/4 teaspoon Imitation Almond Extract, 2 oz. 3/4 teaspoon Imitation Almond Extract, 2 oz. 1/2 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries Red-Red Icing Color 1/4 cup finely chopped pistachios Leaf Green Icing Color Buttercream Frosting Buttercream Frosting Tools UltraGold 10 in. Round Pan Add Selected to Bag Select All Instructions Click to mark complete - Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 10 in. round pan with vegetable pan spray. - Prepare cake mixes following package instructions: divide batter into thirds. Each third will become one layer (approximately 3 2/3 cups of batter). Pour 1/3 of the batter into prepared pan. - Bake 27-30 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove and cool completely on cooling grid. - Wash and dry cooled pan; spray with vegetable pan spray. Stir almond extract, if desired, chopped cherries and red icing color into 1/3 of the batter; pour into prepared pan. - Bake 27-30 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove and cool completely on cooling grid. - Wash and dry cooled pan; spray with vegetable pan spray. Stir pistachios and green icing color into remaining 1/3 of the batter; pour into prepared pan. - Bake 27-30 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove and cool completely on cooling grid. - Stack layers on serving plate, spreading icing between layers. Spatula ice cake smooth; add tip 32 buttercream swirls.
