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Pig Pickin’ Cake

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 16-20

Ingredients

Cake

1 box yellow cake mix
One 11-ounce can mandarin oranges, with juice
4 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Frosting

One 16-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
One 3.4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix
Two 8-ounce containers Cool Whip, or 1 quart heavy cream, whipped and sweetened with 1 cup sugar

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 8-inch round pans. Mix together the cake mix, the oranges with their juice, eggs, and oil. Divide the batter among the prepared pans; layers will be thin. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cake tests done. Cool the layers on wire racks.

    Step 2

    While the cake cools, make the frosting: Mix the drained pineapple with the pudding mix and fold this mixture into the Cool Whip. Fill and frost the cooled cake layers. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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