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aunt carolyn's mandarin orange cake

Beverley1991 avatar
Recipe by
Beverley Williams
@Beverley1991
San Antonio, TX

My Aunt Carolyn brought this cake to family gatherings while I was growing up.

yield 8 -10
prep time 30 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For aunt carolyn's mandarin orange cake

  • 1 box
    yellow cake mix
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1 (11oz.) can
    mandarin orange sliced, undrained
  • 1/2 c
    oil
  • 8 oz
    cool whip
  • 1 (20 oz.) can
    crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1(3.4oz.) box
    instant vanilla pudding
  • oil and flour to prepare pans

How To Make aunt carolyn's mandarin orange cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2
    Set aside 6 to 8 orange slices
  • 3
    FOR THE CAKE:
  • 4
    Grease and flour 3 9" round cake pans.
  • 5
    Stir to mix cake mix, oil, oranges and eggs in a large bowl.
  • 6
    Evenly pour batter into the cake pans.
  • 7
    Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool completely. (About 1 hour)
  • 8
    FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 9
    In a bowl, mix pineapple and pudding mix until mix is completely dissolved.
  • 10
    Add Cool Whip. Stir to mix well.
  • 11
    When cake is cool, frost it with the pineapple frosting. Garnish with the reserved orange slices.
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