Prep Time: 25 mins | Cook Time: 40 mins | Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins | Yield: 12 to 16 Servings
This awesome cake will surely make your day extra special! Try it now and I promise you that you will not be disappointed at all! Feel free to tweak the recipe to your liking. Have a beautiful day, friends. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
2 – ½ cups flour
2 – ¼ teaspoons baking powder
¾ cup butter, room temperature
2 – ½ cups sugar, divided
4 Eggs
11 ounces can mandarin oranges, undrained
FROSTING
2 cups whipping cream
1 box 3.4 ounces (4-serving size) box instant vanilla pudding
1 8-oz can of crushed pineapple, undrained
Directions:
Prepare the oven and preheat to 175 degrees C or 350 degrees F.
Apply cooking spray and sprinkle flour in two 8-inch cake pans.
In a mixing bowl, add baking powder and flour. Whisk until well mixed.
In another mixing bowl, add 2 cups of sugar and butter. Beat until well blended. Add eggs gradually and beat every addition.
Add the mandarin oranges and beat until well mixed.
Transfer the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and beat until well mixed.
Pour the batter into the prepared pans and spread it evenly.
Place them inside the preheated oven and bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean after inserting it in the middle.
Remove from the oven and allow them to cool at room temperature.
In a mixing bowl, add the rest of the sugar and pudding mix. Beat until they form stiff peaks.
Add the pineapple juice and stir until just mixed.
Place it inside the fridge to chill.
Line with three sheets of waxed paper on a clean plate.
Put the 1st cake on the plate and spread frosting on top, then top it with the 2nd cake. Frost it as well as the sides.
Sprinkle toasted coconut, then place it inside the fridge to chill for at least an hour.
Serve and enjoy!
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