Mandarin Orange Cake

This is a great cake!,,,So moist and light, I have been making this cake for many years, and everyone loves it!,,,,I changed the frosting recipe from the original which calls for crushed pineapple,,,,My Mom is allergic.... so I switched it out for oranges instead,,,,so you can use whatever you prefer.
If you want to impress someone with your baking skills (without having many) then this is the cake for you to try!!....Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

Cake

1 Butter Recipe Yellow cake mix

4 eggs

 1/2 Cup Oil

1- 11 0z. can Mandarin Oranges (undrained) reserve about 4 for decorating

Frosting

1 12 oz. container Cool Whip (thawed)

1 3.4 oz. Box Instant Vanilla Pudding

1- 11 oz. can Mandarin Oranges (undrained) or crushed pineapple

reserve 4 oranges from this can for decorating

Prepare cake batter with all ingredients listed above,,,,mix until smooth

divide batter between 2 greased round cake pans and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes

or until toothpick comes out clean

Meanwhile you can make Frosting with all ingredients listed....beat until well

incorporated

You can refrigerate until needed

Once cake is cool you can frost (adding frosting between 2 layers), decorate with the 8 oranges and Enjoy!!

Mandarin Orange Cake

Yield: 8

Author: Natalie Buscemi-Hindman

Prep time: 20 Cook time: 30 Total time: 50 M

This is a great cake I have been making for years!..So light and moist...Everybody who tries it loves it!

Ingredients:

CAKE

• 1 Butter recipe Yellow cake mix
• 4 Eggs
• 1/2 Cup vegetable or canola oil
• 1 -11 ounce can of Mandarin oranges (un-drained) reserve 4 or 5 for decorating top of finished cake

FROSTING

• 1 -12 ounce container Cool Whip (thawed)
• 1 3.4 ounce box of Instant Vanilla Pudding
• 1 - 11 ounce can Mandarin Oranges (reserve 4 or 5 from this can also to decorate top of cake)...you can also use a can of crushed pineapple instead if you prefer 

Instructions:

How to cook Mandarin Orange Cake

Preheat Oven to 350

1. Prepare the cake mix with the 4 eggs, oil and can of mandarin oranges with the juices...Mix until smooth
2. Divide batter between 2 greased  or sprayed round cake pans
3. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
4. Meanwhile you can make frosting with all of the frosting ingredients listed...beat until well incorporated ...You can refrigerate until needed
5. Once cake is cooled, you can frost (adding frosting between 2 layers) Decorate top of cake with oranges you reserved...Enjoy!!

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