carrot-orange cake

East Texas, TX
Updated on May 10, 2018

Add a little extra to your carrot cake. It's quick and easy using a box mix, but taste like it was made from scratch.

prep time
cook time
method Bake
yield 15-18 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 1 box carrot cake mix
  • 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges with juice
  • 2/3 cup cooking oil
  • 4 large eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • FOR THE TOPPING:
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped

How To Make carrot-orange cake

  • Step 1
    for the cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan.
  • Step 2
    Mix the sour cream, oil, and eggs until creamy. Add the cake mix and oranges with the juice; blend until everything is mixed well.
  • Step 3
    Pour into cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Step 4
    While it is baking, prepare your topping. As soon as you take the cake out of the oven, spread the topping over it.
  • Step 5
    for the topping: In a medium saucepan, heat the butter, sugar and milk to a low boil. Let it cook for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Step 6
    Take off the burner and add the vanilla, coconut and chopped nuts. Spread over cake as soon as you take it out of the oven.

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Category: Cakes
Keyword: #coconut
Keyword: #butter
Keyword: #Carrot
Keyword: #sour cream
Keyword: #pecans
Keyword: #cake-mix
Method: Bake
Culture: Southern
Ingredient: Sugar

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