Luscious Mandarin Orange Cake

 

Ingredients

• 1

  box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
• 1/2

  cup vegetable oil
• 1/2

  cup chopped walnuts, if desired
• 1

  can (11 oz) mandarin orange segments, drained (reserve 1/3 cup liquid)
• 4

  eggs
• 1

  can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1

  box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
• 1/2

  to 1 teaspoon grated orange peel, if desired
• 1

  cup Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed

Steps

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or lightly spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.

2 In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, walnuts, orange segments, reserved 1/3 cup orange liquid, and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.

3 Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

4 To make pineapple frosting, stir together pineapple, dry pudding mix and orange peel. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spread on cake. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.