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Sunshine State Orange Crunch Cake

Here's how you make Sunshine State Orange Crunch Cake
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  • Servings: 10
  • Prep: 60m
  • Cook: 35m
    • The following recipe serves 10 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 box (17 ounces)yellow cake mix
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 can(16 ounces )mandarin oranges, crushed ,drained, Iiquid reserved
  • 2 teaspoons orange extract
  • 1 can(8 ounces)crushed pineapple, well drained
  • Orange frosting :
  • 1 pound butter
  • 1 pound powdered sugar,sifted
  • 1 1/2 pounds cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon orange extract
  • 1 can (8 ounces )crushed pineapple, well drained
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • Step 2: In a stand mixer, combine cake mix, oil, eggs and manderin orange can liquid with water, (totaling 1 cup).

  • Step 3: Add mandarin oranges, extract and pineapple.

  • Step 4: Place puff pastry sheet on a cookie sheet. If you are using

  • Step 5: Separate batter evenly between 2 floured 8-inch cake pans and bake 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out without crumbs.

  • Step 6: When cooled

  • Step 7: Cut horizontally in half

  • Step 8: Bake puff pastry, weighted with a pan or cookie sheet in oven at same time.

  • Step 9: Set aside to cool.

  • Step 10: Frosting:

  • Step 11: Cream butter and sugar together.

  • Step 12: Add cream cheese, one ounce at a time, while still running the mixer.

  • Step 13: Add extract and pineapple and combine well.

  • Step 14: Frost each layer (4)of cake, sandwiching puff pastry in between the layers of frosted cake if using

  • Step 15: Frost entire outside of the cake.

  • Step 16: Make it smooth

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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