Got from Stetz. Easy, Light flavor, excellent. Always enjoyed by everyone
Quantity
1
Quantity Unit
3 - 8" pans
Prep Time (minutes)
30
Cook Time (minutes)
25
Ready In (minutes)
55
Tropical Paradise Cake
Ingredients
Amount
Measure
Ingredient
1
package (18.50 oz)
yellow cake mix (use red fat & sugar cake mix by Pillsbury) It will cut your calories by 30% in add
1
large
eggs
3/4
cup
egg beaters( equivalent of 3 eggs)
1
1/2
cups
mandarin oranges, canned with juice
Steps
Sequence
Step
1
Ignore the package directions and mix the dry cake mix in a large bowl with the mandarin oranges (11 oz can) including the liquid, the egg, egg beaters, for several minutes using an electric mixer. Mix until well blended and the mandarin oranges are all broken apart.
2
grease and flour the 3 cake pans, or use parchment paper in the bottom and grease the sides
3
Divide the batter between the three prepared pans
4
Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
5
Cool the layers in the pans for about 10 minutes or so
6
Remove from the pans and finish cooling
Icing for Tropical Paradise Cake
Ingredients
Amount
Measure
Ingredient
3
cups
Pineapple juice, crushed, in it''''s own juice (Use the whole can)
8
Nutrition label Servings
desserts, vanilla sugar free instant pudding
3
cups
cool whip (8 oz-lite cool whip)
Steps
Sequence
Step
1
Empty the crushed pineapple (20 oz can), including juice, into a large mixing bowl.
2
pour in the dry mix of the vanilla sugar free instant pudding (3 3/4 oz box) .
3
Mix the pineapple and pudding mix together until smooth and well mixed.
4
Spoon the entire carton (8 oz) of Lite Cool Whip into the pineapple mixture until well incorporated.
5
Spread the icing mixture between each layer. Cover the top and sides.
