pistachio pig pickens cake
"Light, airy, moist, reminds me of spring". Every one loves this.. If you haven't made it.. You have to. One time and you'll be hooked!! This is usually made with Vanilla Pudding in the frosting. I changed it up and my daughter wolfed it down and told me to, "Stay with this one" She loved it.. Every one loved it!!! Also, with the frosting being green.. What a great St. Patty's day cake to make.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
depends on size of cake
Ingredients
- CAKE
- 1 box white or yellow cake mix
- 1 can manderine oranges
- FROSTING
- 1 can crushed pineapple
- 1 - container cool whip
- 1 box pistachio pudding
How To Make pistachio pig pickens cake
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Step 1CAKE
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Step 2In a large bowl, combine cake mix and ingredients according to directions of boxed mix. (I prefer the white, this was made with yellow)
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Step 3Drain mandarin oranges and add to cake mix. The oranges are suppose to fall apart in the mix
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Step 4Bake cake as directed on box or until you get a golden brown top.
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Step 5While the cake is baking you can work on the frosting.
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Step 6FROSTING
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Step 7In a large mixing bowl. Combine 1 box of pistachio pudding mix with pineapple. Do not drain the pineapple.
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Step 8Once the pineapple and pudding have combined together properly, fold the whip cream into mixture.
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Step 9Once whip cream and fruit have been folded together, place in refrigerator until cake has cooled completely.
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Step 10Once cake is cooled you can cut your cake for layers or just frost it the way it is..
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Step 11If you cut your cake for layers, remember this frosting is light and airy, your in between layer will flatten a bit..
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Step 12Refrigerate for about an hour and get ready to serve one of the best fruit cakes, ever...
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Step 13If you happen to have any left over, refrigerate the left overs.. This will keep in the freezer too...
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Category:
Cakes
Category:
Fruit Desserts
Category:
Other Desserts
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Keyword:
#frosting
Keyword:
#cool whip
Keyword:
#fruit cake
Keyword:
#white cake
Keyword:
#St Patty's Day
Keyword:
#CRUSHED-PINEAPPLE
Keyword:
#Dessert
Keyword:
#St Patrick's day
Keyword:
#manderin oranges
Keyword:
#layer cake
Keyword:
#pistachio pudding
Keyword:
#yellow cake
Ingredient:
Fruit
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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