Mandarin Orange Cake Recipe

You only need SEVEN ingredients to make this orange pineapple cake, and that includes the frosting!

This is a classic cake recipe that lot os of you grew up eating and loving at family gatherings, church picnics, and back yard BBQs. I got this recipe from my neighbor and fell in love immediately.

Anywhere she takes this cake people need the recipe. And for good reason. It is moist, packed with flavor, and best of all it is super easy to throw together.

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

1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple undrained

1 3.4 ounce box instant vanilla pudding mix (just the pudding mix)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 by 13 inch pan with cooking spray and set aside.

In a large bowl 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.

Let the cake completely cool.

In a large bowl whip together the cool whip, pineapple, and vanilla pudding mix. Spread over the cooled cake and serve!