Mandarin Orange Cake With Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
18 1/4 ounces white cake mix
2 large eggs
1/3 cup oil or 1/3 cup applesauce
11 ounces mandarin oranges (including juice)
Frosting
12 ounces Cool Whip
8 ounces crushed pineapple (including juice)
3 ounces instant vanilla pudding
Garnish (optional)
mandarin orange segments
mint leaf

Preparation

Mix the cake mix, eggs, oil or applesauce, and mandarin oranges together.
Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
Pour batter into prepared cake pans.
Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.
Cool completely.
For the frosting, mix the Cool Whip, crushed pineapple and instant vanilla pudding together.
Let set for 5 minutes.
Place a thin layer of frosting on one cake.
Place the second cake on top of the first.
Frost the top and side of both layers.
Frosted cake maybe decorated with whipped topping using decorative bag and tips.
Garnish with mandarin orange segments and mint leaves.