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Luscious Mandarin Orange Cake

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 20 min
  • Servings 12
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It’s cool, it’s creamy, it’s moist and it’s easy to have on hand because it stores in the fridge. There’s no denying the popularity of this orange-flavored cake with the creamy pineapple frosting.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jul 31, 2023
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 can (11 oz) mandarin orange segments, drained (reserve 1/3 cup liquid)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired
  • 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
  • 1 box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon grated orange peel, if desired
  • 1 container (8 oz) Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, orange segments, reserved 1/3 cup orange liquid and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in walnuts. Pour cake mixture into pan.
  • 3
    Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
  • 4
    In large bowl, mix pineapple, dry pudding mix and orange peel. Stir in whipped topping. Spread on cake. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Try coconut cream instant pudding and pie filling mix instead of vanilla to make this cake even more tropical.
  • tip 2
    For success in this recipe, pudding mix is added dry to the undrained crushed pineapple.
  • tip 3
    This recipe is just part of the grand-prize winning entry of the Trinity Lutheran Church Women of Birchwood, Wisconsin, in Betty Crocker’s 1999 national Bake Sales Competition for nonprofit organizations that hold bake sales as a means of raising money.

Nutrition

340 Calories, 15g Total Fat, 4g Protein, 47g Total Carbohydrate, 28g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
340
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
5g
26%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
60mg
21%
Sodium
380mg
16%
Potassium
120mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
47g
16%
Dietary Fiber
1g
3%
Sugars
28g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
10%
10%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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