Comments on: A Perfect Christmas Cake: Pistachio Cranberry Cake

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:23:23 +0000

In reply to Amanda C.. I used a textured cake scraper from my shop: shop.cakebycourtney.com.

By: Amanda C.

Amanda C. — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:25:02 +0000

How do you get the lines in the buttercream around the cake?

By: Cassie

Cassie — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:31:08 +0000

What did you use to decorate the top of this cake? Are they meringues?

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:01:21 +0000

In reply to LT. doesn't matter!

By: Jennifer Christian

Jennifer Christian — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:52:02 +0000

This cake received rave reviews from my Bible study group! I made three of Courtney’s cakes for this gathering – Cranberry Pistachio, Chocolate Peppermint and Gingerbread Latte. Cranberry Pistachio was the fav, with Chocolate Peppermint a close second.

I have to admit – I over-baked the Pistachio cake. If you’ve made any of Courtney’s cakes you know they’re time consuming. I wasn’t about to throw this one out and start over. So I racked my brain and decided to poke holes in the cake, then pipe in pistachio pudding! That really helped!

I also like to make these cakes in four six inch pans – then I create two – two layer cakes – one for others and one for the family!

By: LT

LT — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:02:11 +0000

Hello! Does it matter if you use salted pistachio or did you use just the raw regular?

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 03:38:00 +0000

In reply to natalia. You certainly can add them for some texture, but it won't come out exactly as my layers did. I think it's worth a shot though!

By: natalia

natalia — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 20:35:59 +0000

Can I use powdered pistachios instead of the pudding mix?

By: Carly

Carly — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 16:00:24 +0000

I can’t find the pistachio pudding mix anywhere!! What can I substitute for this 🙁 thanks

By: Justina Koerper

Justina Koerper — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:55:20 +0000

Hi! Does it matter if the pudding is instant pudding or regular pudding mix?

By: cakebycourtney

cakebycourtney — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:38:52 +0000

In reply to Lolly Bostic. Regular!

By: Lolly Bostic

Lolly Bostic — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:45:13 +0000

In reply to Megan. Hey! Do you use instant jello pudding mix? Thx!

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:05:38 +0000

This cake was so good!! I made this for my family and we all loved it and devoured it in one day. I made this gluten-free and it turned out delicious. The cranberry compote in this cake was one of our favorite parts. It complemented the cake perfectly. I am loving your cake recipes! Thank you for sharing!! 🙂

By: cakebycourtney

cakebycourtney — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 01:06:03 +0000

In reply to Heba. Yes you can. Just sub with sugar. The same amount.

By: Heba

Heba — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 08:16:01 +0000

Can I omit the jello mix? What is its substitute?

By: Megan Long

Megan Long — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 15:51:22 +0000

Made this for my in-laws for Christmas! It was delicious! We forgot to grab a lime at the store so I added orange zest instead and it was still really tasty, plus it was so pretty! All of the kids begged for seconds, which I wasn’t sure would happen with the tartness of the cranberry, but it all balanced out beautifully and was delicious.

By: cakebycourtney

cakebycourtney — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:34:29 +0000

In reply to Kim. 3 8 inch pans or 4 6 inch pans.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 05:08:42 +0000

What size cake pans are you recommending?