Mandarin Orange Cake is a wonderful Summer cake, but also great any time of year. It is so light and refreshing and served chilled. A wonderful treat if you are having a block party or BBQ. It stores well and is perfect for making ahead of time.
If you are a coconut fan, you might just want to garnish your cake with some grated coconut. But if you are not a coconut fan, no worries, because it still tastes amazing without the coconut.
What Ingredients Do I Need For Mandarin Orange Cake?
Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make this Cake (scroll down for the full recipe):
Cake:
- Yellow cake mix
- Mandarin oranges
- Eggs
- Cooking oil
Frosting:
- Crushed pineapple
- Instant Vanilla pudding
- Whipped topping
- Coconut – Optional
How Do I Make Mandarin Orange Cake?
Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make this Cake (scroll down for the full recipe):
Cake:
- Mix together cake mix, eggs, and oil.
- Drain the Mandarin orange juice from the Oranges into a container; KEEPING THE JUICE to use in a later step.
- Fold the Mandarin oranges into your mixture.
- Pour the mandarin orange juice into a cup and then fill the rest of the cup up with water to make 1 cup of liquid.
- Fold the liquid into your mixture.
- Pour mixture into a greased 9″ X 13″ cake pan.
- Bake @ 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until the center of the cake is done.
- Remove from oven and cool completely, remove from the pan.
Frosting:
- Combine the can of pineapple (do not drain) with the dry pudding mix and fold in the whipped topping.
- Frost the cake, garnish if desired, and refrigerate.
- This cake will keep well in the refrigerator for several days.
- You can also freeze it complete with toppings, and it only takes 30 minutes to thaw before serving.
Can I Use Pineapple Chunks in the Frosting?
- Crushed pineapple is best because you do not want to have too big of chunks.
- The crushed pineapple helps the whipped frosting go on the cake a little smoother, as well.
Tips and Tricks for Mandarin Orange Cake:
- I like to use Coconut Oil for the oil, but you can use any cooking oil that you prefer.
- Make sure to refrigerate the cake – it needs to be served chilled.
- Garnish with Coconut, Mandarin Oranges, or both.
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Mandarin Orange Cake
Mandarin Orange Cake is perfect. It has mandarin oranges and some crushed pineapple with whipped topping. A delicious combination.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Total Time
55 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup water/mandarin orange juice
- 1 (11 ounce) can Mandarin oranges (with the liquid); I use the liquid to make up the 1 cup water
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
Frosting:
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple (with the liquid)
- 1 (3.4 ounce) box Instant Vanilla pudding
- 1 (8 ounce) carton of whipped topping
- Optional: sprinkle with coconut
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together cake mix, 4 eggs, and 1/2 cup oil.
- Drain the Mandarin orange juice from the Oranges into a container; KEEPING THE JUICE to use in a later step.
- Fold the Mandarin oranges into your mixture.
- Pour the mandarin orange juice into a cup and then fill the rest of the cup up with water to make 1 cup of liquid.
- Fold the liquid into your mixture.
- Pour mixture into a greased 9" X 13" cake pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the center of the cake is done. Check with a wooden pick or a cake tester. Or bake according to box package directions.
- Remove from oven and cool completely, remove from the pan.
Frosting:
- Combine the can of pineapple (do not drain) with the dry pudding mix and fold in the whipped topping.
- Frost the cake, garnish if desired, and refrigerate.
- This cake will keep well in the refrigerator for several days.
- You can also freeze it complete with toppings, and it only takes 30 minutes to thaw before serving.
Nutrition Information
Yield
16Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 256Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 8gCholesterol 47mgSodium 282mgCarbohydrates 36gFiber 1gSugar 21gProtein 3g
This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix
Okay I am making this one just for me and I’m not sharing lol. Pinned
Sometimes I think about doing that – oh who am I kidding – sometimes I do do that! Thank you for your support.
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
This looks so tempting and delicious. I’ve featured it today at Thursday Favorite Things. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, and I hope you have a wonderful week.
I have a Mandarin orange cake recipe too – I love the idea of crushed pineapple in the frosting. I’m going to have to steal that!
Yes, give it a try. I’m sure that your Mandarin Orange Cake is wonderful, but sometimes it is fun to try something a little different. Thank you for coming by and leaving a comment.
Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!