Name: Orange Pineapple Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Cake Batter:; 1 box yellow cake or butter cake mix; 1/2 cup oil; 1- 15-ounce can of mandarin oranges with juice; 1/4 cup sugar; 4 eggs; Frosting:; 3 cups of whipped topping (I usually buy 2 - 8 ounce tubs and use 1 and a half of the other); 1 small 3.4-ounce package of instant French vanilla or regular vanilla instant pudding; 1 - 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple drained

Orange Pineapple Cake is a light, citrus-topped fruity-tasting cake that just shouts warmer weather and brings just a bit of sunshine to the table.

Everyone who tastes this cake has loved it, even the pineapple haters and it's perfect for that neighborhood potluck party or that last-minute dinner invite from friends and family.

The recipe is super easy to make and it starts with using any brand of cake mix!

Then with those tiny little mandarin oranges, pineapple, and that fluffy whipping frosting using instant pudding, it's an unforgettable cake with that first bite.

The cake can be made in layers, a sheet pan, or even a bundt pan just the times for baking will need adjusting.

If you like doctored cake mix recipes you may also like to try our Jailhouse Rock Cake one of Elvis Presley's favorite cakes when he was alive.

This orange pineapple cake is one of the summers refreshing desserts save this recipe for your next backyard barbecue, it's the perfect ending to that great picnic outing.

Just scroll to the bottom to print off the recipe if you're not interested in the tips and suggestions below.

this is an orange pineapple doctored cake mix cake

Step-by-Step Simple Orange Pineapple Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13 x 9 sheet pan
Prepare the cake mix with the sugar, oranges with juice, oil, and eggs
Bake the cake to package instructions then cool it completely
In the meantime make the instant pudding frosting
Frost the cake and garnish with our suggestions below under tips if desired
Refrigerate leftovers

Ingredients To Gather for this Orange Pineapple Cake Recipe Cake Batter

Cake Batter:
oil
mandarin oranges with juice sugar
eggs
sugar
Frosting:
whipped topping instant French vanilla or regular vanilla instant pudding
crushed pineapple drained

ingredients to make orange pineapple cake

Tips and Suggestions:

make a triple-layer cake with 3- 8inch pans or use one of our other suggestions
drain the pineapple juice, not the mandarin oranges
any fruit can be used as mentioned
add coconut to the cake for another tropical-tasting cake
use whipped real cream instead of whipped topping
chopped raisins are a nice garnish
cool the filling and cake completely before adding the frosting
for a thinner frosting add a little bit of pineapple juice to the instant pudding frosting
refrigerate leftovers covered

Pans to Use (just use the package instructions for time):

Sheet cake: 13 x 9 around 25 to 30 minutes
Bundt pan: 9 -inches around 45 to 50 minutes
Round pans: 2- 9-inch around 20 to 25 minutes
Note: use the toothpick method (place in the cake when it comes out clean, the cake is cooked)

Fruit Substitutions

mango
bananas
blood oranges
peaches chopped fresh or canned drained

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Perfect Orange Pineapple Cake

We love making mom's 1960s vintage cake in her memory, this is so perfect especially during the warmer spring and summer months.

It's super easy even when you hate to bake this will be a winning dessert.

The best part about this recipe is it's adaptable to using other fruits making this a tropical delight!