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Mandarin Orange Cake

This Mandarin Orange Cake Recipe is the stuff of legends. Everyone who tries this cake needs the recipe and then is shocked by how few ingredients you need to make it. Only SEVEN ingredients to make this orange pineapple cake, and that includes the frosting!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 20
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 282
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • For the Cake
  • 1 box yellow cake mix just the dry cake mix - 15.25 ounces
  • 1 15 ounce can mandarin oranges undrained
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • For the Frosting
  • 12 ounces cool whip or our recipe for stabilized whipped cream
  • 1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple undrained
  • 1 3.4 ounce box instant vanilla pudding mix just the pudding mix

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 by 13 inch pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, with a hand mixer or a spoon, mix together the yellow cake mix, the can of mandarin oranges, the eggs and the vegetable oil. Pour into the prepare pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few crumbs, being careful not to over bake.
  3. Let the cake completely cool.
  4. In a large bowl whip together the cool whip, pineapple, and vanilla pudding mix. Spread over the cooled cake and serve!

Notes

Nutrition:
Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 2g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 229mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 26.4mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.7mg