Pig Pickin' Cake a.k.a. Mandarin Orange Cake

By Carroll Pellegrinelli

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This cake is such a light cake.

Pig Pickin' Cake (c) by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com, Inc.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1- 18 ounce yellow cake mix
• 11-ounce can mandarin oranges with juice
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 9-ounce carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, with juice
• 3.4 ounce (4-servings) box instant vanilla pudding

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans. In mixing bowl, combine cake mix, mandarin oranges, mandarin orange juice, eggs and oil. Beat for 2 minutes with electric mixer. Pour into pans and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool in pans for 5 minutes, turn out of pans and finish cooling on wire racks.

In a mixing bowl, combine whipped topping, pineapple, juice from can and vanilla pudding mix.

Frost between layers and on top of cake.