Mandarin Orange Pineapple Cake Recipe 45

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir well to blend.
• In a large bowl, cream shortening, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla together; beat until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk, making 3 dry and 2 liquid additions; combine lightly after each. Spread batter evenly into 2 greased and floured 8 inch round layer cake pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes, then turn out on wire rack to cool completely.
• Cream butter or margarine. Gradually blend in confectioners' sugar, cream, and lemon juice. Beat until light and creamy. Fill and frost the cake. Decorate top with a ring of well drained mandarin orange segments around outside edge. Fill center with well drained crushed pineapple. Decorate center with a few additional orange sections.

Steps:

• Spray 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Beat together all cake ingredients for 4 minutes.
• Bake cake according to time on box.
• Let cool completely.
• Mix together all frosting ingredients.
• Spread on cooled cake and refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• With mixer, blend all ingredients together.
• Pour into 9 x 13 pan sprayed with Pam.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 min.
• Cool Icing: With mixer, blend all ingredients, Cut strawberries and kiwi very thin and fold into mixture.
• Can also add mandarin oranges.
• Frost cool cake.

Steps:

• Prepare the yellow cake mix according to the directions on the box, EXCEPT substitute the can of mandarin oranges (with juice) for the water. Beat the mandarin oranges in with the other ingredients with an electric hand mixer. Bake according to directions.
• To make the topping, stir together canned crushed pineapple (with juice), thawed whipped topping, and vanilla pudding mix. Spread over cake evenly once the cake has cooled.