Pig Cake

Pig Cake is truly a show stopping sweet treat. This light and moist citrus cake takes just 20 minutes. The cake is easy to prep and only has 8 ingredients. It is perfect for a summer picnic! This recipe for pig pickin cake makes such a moist and flavorful cake that’s the perfect conversation starter at potlucks. It’s so quick and easy and will definitely be a hit with the whole family.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 12 Servings

Calories: 391 kcal per serving

Ingredients

15 ounces - white cake mix
⅓ cup - oil
4 - egg whites
8 ounces - canned mandarin oranges
water
16 ounces - frozen whipped topping
20 ounces - crushed pineapple
5 ⅛ ounces - instant vanilla pudding

Instructions

Preheat oven according to cake mix directions.
Grease and flour two round cake pans.
Follow the instructions on the cake mix except for the water.
Pour juice from the mandarin oranges into a measuring cup.
Add enough water to the mandarin orange juice to meet the required "water" measurement on the cake mix package. Add to cake mix.
Once cake batter is mixed fold in the drained can of mandarin oranges and mix to break up orange bits.
Bake according to package directions.
Whisk crushed pineapple (and juice) with packet of instant vanilla pudding.
Fold in half of the whipped topping until incorporated; Once combined, add the remaining half and fold until combined.
Once all the cool whip is folded in, refrigerate until cakes are cooled and ready for frosting.
After your cake is cooled, frost the top of the first layer and the second cake and frost the remaining cake heavily.
You can leave it just like that or you can top it with strawberries, pineapple, mandarin oranges and so on.

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