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A Southern-style citrus cake made with yellow cake mix, mandarin oranges, pineapple, and whipped topping. Refreshing, creamy, and crowd-approved!

Classic Pig Pickin’ Cake

A Southern-style citrus cake made with yellow cake mix, mandarin oranges, pineapple, and whipped topping. Refreshing, creamy, and crowd-approved!
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Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Cake:
  • 1 box yellow cake mix 15.25 oz
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 11 oz can mandarin oranges (with juice)
Frosting:
  • 1 8 oz Cool Whip
  • 1 20 oz can crushed pineapple (undrained)
  • 1 3.4 oz package instant vanilla pudding mix
Optional Toppings:
  • Mandarin orange slices
  • Shredded coconut

Equipment

  • 2 cake pans or 9x13-inch pan
  • mixing bowls
  • spatula
  • electric mixer

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour pans.
  2. Mix cake mix, oil, eggs, and mandarin oranges (with juice) until combined.
  3. Pour into pans and bake for 25–30 minutes. Let cool.
  4. Combine pineapple and pudding mix. Fold in Cool Whip. Chill 15 minutes.
  5. Frost cooled cake. Chill at least 1 hour. Garnish if desired and serve.