Moist Mandarin Orange Cake - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges in juice, pureed
1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup craisins
3 tablespoons lime juice
frosting
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons pureed mandarin oranges
Preparation
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Using a food processor or blender, puree mandarin oranges ( with juice) and lime juice and measure 1 cup pureed mandarin orange for the cake.
Place cake mix, oil, eggs, 1 cup pureed mandarin orange in a large mixing bowl. Beat using an electric mixer and start with low speed and increase to medium speed to blend well.Fold in raisins.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer pans and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool.
In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, blend together cream cheese and butter. Add powdered sugar, a little at a time, blending well on low speed. Then slowly mix in pureed mandarin orange and blend until smooth.Frost cake.
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