Pig Pickin' Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
1/2 cup chopped pecans
chopped pecans

Preparation

Beat the first 4 ingredients together in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed until blended.
Stir in oranges.
Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 8-inch cake pans (layers will be thin).
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 25-30 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
Cool layers in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove layers from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
In a large bowl, stir together the crushed pineapple and next 3 ingredients; spread pineapple mixture evenly between layers and on top of cake.
Chill cake 3-4 hours.
Garnish with chopped pecans, if desired.
Store cake in the refrigerator.