Moist Mandarin Orange Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    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
    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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