Pig Pickin’ Cake

  4.8 – 239 reviews  • Layer Cake

grilled turkey breast that is juicy, zesty, and delicious with crispy skin.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 10
Yield: 1 8-inch layer cake

Ingredients

  1. 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  2. 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, juice reserved
  3. 4 large eggs
  4. ¼ cup vegetable oil
  5. 1 (16 ounce) package frozen whipped topping, thawed
  6. 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
  7. 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Prepare the cake: Mix together cake mix, oranges with juice, eggs, and oil. Pour batter into three greased and floured 8-inch round pans. Layers will be thin.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool layers on wire racks.
  4. Make the frosting: Mix together whipped topping, crushed pineapple, and instant pudding mix.
  5. Spread frosting onto the cooled cake layers. Stack layers; frost top and sides. Refrigerate until ready to eat.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 524 kcal
Carbohydrate 71 g
Cholesterol 75 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 6 g
Saturated Fat 12 g
Sodium 523 mg
Sugars 51 g
Fat 25 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Brandon Hamilton
I’ve made this so many times now, all at the request of friends and family who have tried it and loved it. I know the recipe by heart now! This one I did for a fiesta-themed birthday
Antonio Scott
It was really good.
Nicole Johnson
Best moist cake
Crystal Cochran
I am a caregiver, and my client absolutely loves this cake. I know that now, I will be making this cake on a regular basis. No problem, I love it too!
James Thompson
DELICIOUS! Our family favorite. After preparing the cake mix add the mandarin oranges and stir in with a spoon to avoid mandarins from totally breaking apart with an electric mixer. When making the topping, be sure to strain the crushed pineapple to avoid the topping from being too thin, as some other reviewers have reported. My family calls it Dream Cake.
Kristy Ferguson
Arkansas State Fair blue ribbon winner years ago, that recipe used 3/4 cup of vegetable oil. Individual servings can be frozen and by lunchtime they will be thawed, or the whole cake can be frozen. Love this cake!
Alyssa Pacheco
Made with chocolate cake n banana pudding n it turned out awesome my favorite cake
Joshua Johnson
Made this cake for a family dinner. I was excited to serve this based on the various reviews. Honestly, it was okay, didn’t have a ton of flavor, which was surprising based on the list of ingredients. Glad I tried it, but won’t be making it again.
Michelle White
Love this recipe!! My grandmother always made this cake and her recipe is spot on with this one. It’s a light cake that’s great for summer! ☀️Everyone loves it!
Justin Adams
it was amazing! my first time making it and making a layered cake. i only did 2 layers bc i didn’t have another pan but it’s still phenomenal!
Madeline Burton
Great recipe came out very good
John Lowery
This is a cake everyone asks for
Samantha Liu
Pretty old recipe. I’d love to see it updated for the cake mixes now actually sold in stores that are 3 ounces smaller. (I came searching because my recipe is so old that the canned items are medium can of crushed pineapple and small can of mandarin oranges, and large tub of cool whip.)
Robert Stewart
It’s better if you use orange supreme cake.
Victoria Scott
Love it. Its so light, it’s perfect for summer gatherings. I always freeze my cakes and chill the pineapple before frosting the cake. It really helps when you go to frost the cake on a warm day. Enjoy!
Marie Mcgrath
Easy to make and tastes great!!
Angel Ellis
I just made this cake, and it turned out amazingly! Thanks for the recipe, LOVE IT!!
Robert Young
Came out great
Joe Murphy
Soo easy and a huge success. My family loved it!
Jonathan Keller
One of the easiest and best cakes ever! I would not change a thing
Tracy Miller
I made this as directed except I added an extra can of drained mandarins to cake batter and I added a can of drained mandarins to the frosting along with the pineapple. I let the cake rest in the refrigerator overnight to maximize flavor and moisture. In the end the cake was very easy to make and looked pretty, but it really didn’t have much flavor.

 

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