This pistachio gooey butter cake recipe is semi-homemade (hat tip to boxed cake mix), but tastes like you made it from scratch thanks to upgrades like eggs, butter, cream cheese, and pistachio cream.

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. For many people, including myself, boxed cake mix is the entry point to baking. It’s both convenient to use and ...