Memorial Day Recipes

Sunshine Cake

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Sunshine Cake

Rating:

(7 votes) 4 7

A very light and delicious dessert cake. Great for potluck dinners or get togethers. A nice ending to a great meal.

Shared by MAMA JO

Ingredients

  • 1 yellow Cake mix
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 C. oil
  • 1 can mandarin oranges with juice
  • 1 sm. box instant vanilla pudding
  • 1 can crushed pineapple with juice
  • 1 9-oz. container Cool Whip, thawed

Directions

Blend the cake mix, eggs, oil, and mandarin oranges with juice with a mixer. Grease cake pan and pour mixture into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Let cool. While cake is cooling, mix together the instant pudding and crushed pineapple with juice. Add Cool Whip and mix gently. When cake has completely cooled, Spread topping over cake. Best if kept in the refrigerator.

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Reviews (11)

  • This cake is just as good as you can imagine. I made it using Mama Jo's recipe. What a treat!

    Flag as inappropriate sjsparks  |  August 25, 2008

  • I'm sure you could use two round cake pans as well and if you do this please make sure you change the baking time, you don't want to over bake this cake. And yes, with the cool whip that tops this cake, it is wise to put it in the refrigerator. That is, if there is any of the cake left. That is the wonderful things about recipes, you can change them around a little and make them, YOUR OWN. Be creative and make sure you write down what you do when you change them, so that you can make them again,

    Flag as inappropriate  |  April 20, 2008

  • I have made this cake before but it was called Mandrian Orange cake. It was first made for me when my fahter-in-law died. Although it was a sad time, the cake was a comforting gesture. My instructions state that it must be refrigerated. And also I use two round cake pans

    Flag as inappropriate susandubois  |  April 19, 2008

  • Thank You, nawade325, for answering the questions. It is a 9X13 inch cake pan and I use the large can of mandarine oranges as well as the large can of pineapple. But that is to my families taste. You can use the small can of oranges as well.
    Thank You to everyone who has clicked on this recipe. I do hope that you all enjoy this recipe as much as my family has enjoyed it through the years. MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU!
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    Flag as inappropriate  |  April 19, 2008

  • I've made this before.. you use a 9 by 13 pan, and you use a small 9 oz. can of oranges and a 20 oz can of pineapple. It is absolutaly delicious... We called it a Hawaiin cake.

    Flag as inappropriate nawade325  |  April 18, 2008

  • This sounds great-can you make in a 9x13 pan and is it a small or large can of oranges and pineapple??

    Flag as inappropriate builderswife  |  April 18, 2008

  • HELP!...I want to try this recipe, but don't know what size cake pan and what size are the cans for the oranges and the pineapple. :(

    Flag as inappropriate wjrc5  |  April 18, 2008

  • I made this cake many times but had forgotten about it, I'll give it another taste for Sunday Dinner. Thanks for the memory.

    Flag as inappropriate cardarlene  |  April 18, 2008

  • I was also wondering about the size of the cans for the oranges and pineapples. Cake sounds great.

    Flag as inappropriate ginghell1  |  April 18, 2008

  • Thank you indiangirl that is my comment as well. Since this is my first time, where will we see this reply?

    Flag as inappropriate bevawb59  |  April 18, 2008

  • You forgot to mention the size of cans for the oranges,and the pineapples. Would like to know the size because that would be very important. Thank You

    Flag as inappropriate indiangirl  |  April 18, 2008

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