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Pea Picking Cake

A horrendously missleading name for such a delicious cake, with absolutley no peas involved!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • 1 pkg Yellow Cake Mix
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 Can Mandarin Oranges - save the juice (11 oz. can)
  • ½ Cup Oil

Icing

  • 1 pkg Cool Whip
  • 1 Can Crushed pineapple, with juice (20oz. can)
  • 1 pkg Instant vanilla pudding mix (5 1/4 oz.)

Instructions

Make the Cake

  • Beat eggs with cake mix, add mandarin juice.
  • Stir in oil.
  • Fold in oranges using mixing to "break up" oranges.
  • Pour into 3 greased & floured 8 or 9 inch cake pans.
  • Bake at 350° F for 25 mins or until done.
  • Cool (10-15 mins) and remove from pans. Frost with icing.

Make the Frosting

  • Mix all ingredients together in a mixer. Simple as that!
  • Refrigerate cake after icing.