Mandarin Orange Cake Recipe

mandarin orange cake on a plate with a bite out

No one will believe this cake starts with a cake mix! Best ever Mandarin Orange Cake is one of the easiest cake recipes. It's light and fruit-filled...delicious!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy cake recipe, fruit cake, layer cake, orange cake

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 273kcal

Author Julie Clark

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix (plus ingredients the box mix calls for)
11 ounces mandarin oranges (drained)
20 ounces crushed pineapple (drained)
3.4 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix (dry)
12 ounces Cool Whip or stabilized whipped cream

Instructions

Prepare cake batter according to the directions on the box.
Beat in the drained oranges until blended.
Pour into a greased 9x13" baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool.
In a bowl, combine the drained pineapple and dry vanilla pudding mix.
Fold in the Cool Whip.
Spread the frosting over the top of the cake.
Store this cake in the refrigerator.

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Notes

You can also make this into a layer cake! Bake the cake layers in 2 8" cake pans for 22-25 minutes or until they test done.

The calories shown are based on the cake being cut into 12 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of cake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.

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