Pig Pickin’ Cake

Name: Pig Pickin’ Cake
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 1 , (15-ounce) can mandarin orange segments in light syrup, drained; 4 , large eggs, room temperature; 1/2 cup, whole milk, room temperature; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 2 cups (8 ounces) plus 2 tablespoons, cake flour; 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces), sugar; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces and softened; 1 teaspoon, orange extract; 1 (20-ounce) can, pineapple rings in syrup, drained; 3 cups, lightly sweetened whipped cream, whipped to stiff peaks; 1 cup store-bought, vanilla pudding (about 3 snack cups)

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2017

Desserts or Baked Goods

Fruit

Cakes

In some states, this light, fruity cake is served at a whole-hog roast, or “pig pickin’” party. But we think it would be a hit at any barbecue.

SERVES12

TIME1½ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For an easy pineapple custard filling, we stirred chopped pineapple into store-bought pudding and lightened it with homemade whipped cream. We used the same winning combination of pudding and whipped cream to frost the top and sides of the ...

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