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moist mandarin orange cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Anita Hoffman
Holland, PA

An easy, delicious cake to make. So light and refreshing. A great spring or summer recipe, as well as a great Thanksgiving day recipe.

(1 rating)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For moist mandarin orange cake

  • 1 pkg
    (18 ounce) yellow or white cake mix
  • 1/2 c
    oil
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1 can
    (11 ounce) mandarin oranges in juice, pureed
  • 3 Tbsp
    lime juice
  • 1/2 c
    raisins or craisins (optional)
  • FROSTING
  • 1 pkg
    (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 3 c
    powdered sugar, sifted
  • 2 Tbsp
    pureed mandarin oranges

How To Make moist mandarin orange cake

  • 1
    Using a food processor or blender, puree mandarin oranges (with juice) and lime juice and measure 1 cup pureed mandarin orange for the cake.
  • 2
    Place cake mix, oil, eggs, 1 cup pureed mandarin orange in a large mixing bowl. Beat using an electric mixer and start with low speed and increase to medium speed to blend well. Fold in raisins or craisins.
  • 3
    Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool.
  • 4
    Frosting: In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, blend together cream cheese and butter. Add powdered sugar, a little at a time, blending well on low speed. Then slowly mix in pureed mandarin orange and blend until smooth. Frost cake.

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