Pig Pickin Cake
This easy Pig Pickin Cake is a Southern classic made with yellow cake mix, mandarin oranges, and crushed pineapple. It’s light, fruity, and perfect for potlucks and family gatherings.
Print Pin Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 270kcal
Cost: $8–$10
Equipment
- 1 9x13 inch baking pan Glass or metal
- 1 Electric mixer Stand or hand mixer
- 2 Large mixing bowls For batter and frosting
- 1 Rubber spatula For folding ingredients
- 1 Wire cooling rack To cool the cake completely
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 4 eggs large
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 can mandarin oranges drained, reserve juice
- 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix 3.4 oz
- 1 container Cool Whip thawed, 8 oz
- 1 can crushed pineapple drained
- ½ cup chopped pecans optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven.
- Mix cake ingredients.
- Fold in oranges.
- Bake cake.
- Cool completely.
- Prepare frosting.
- Combine frosting ingredients.
- Spread frosting.
- Chill cake.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 220IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1.2mg