You only need SEVEN ingredients to make this orange pineapple cake, and that includes the frosting! This is a classic cake recipe that lots of you grew up eating and loving at family gatherings, church picnics, and back yard BBQs. I got this recipe from my neighbor and fell in love immediately. Anywhere she takes this cake people need the recipe. And for good reason. It is moist, packed with flavor, and best of all it is super easy to throw together.
Ingredients for Orange Cake
One of the best parts about this cake is how few ingredients you need to make it!
Yellow Cake Mix: You can pick your favorite brand. Or you can even use a homemade recipe yellow cake mix.Mandarin Oranges: These are for the cake and you will want to buy a can of these and not use a fresh mandarin orange, because you are using the juice too and want them completely peeled like you get in the can.Oil: I love using vegetable oil most for recipes like this.EggsCool Whip: You can also use my recipe for stabilized whipped cream.Vanilla Pudding Mix: This is for the frosting and you want to make sure you buy instant pudding mix, not the cook and serve kind. You will just be using the dry mix.Crushed Pineapple: You will be using a 20 ounce can of crushed pineapple for the frosting, and you will use both the juice and the fruit.
Making Ahead and Storing
For best results, this cake should be made right before serving or up to 24 hours in advance. Leftovers should be covered and stored in the refrigerator. They can be stored for up to four days.
Other Easy Desserts
I have lots of great dessert recipes that take short cuts from store bought ingredients. I love baking from scratch, but I love how fun and easy these are for the kids to make too!
Fudgey Peanut Butter Hand PiesEasy S’mores DipSlow Cooker Hot Fudge BrowniesSamoas Poke Cake
If you make this great orange pineapple cake or any of my other desserts be sure to leave me a comment and let me know what you think.
