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Light Pig Pickin Cake

Light Pig Pickin Cake is a cool and creamy southern dessert featuring mandarin oranges, pineapple and Cool Whip. It's an easy and delicious cake!

Course Dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Refrigerate 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 (regular-size) box yellow cake mix
  • 1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges undrained
  • 4 large egg whites
  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • ½ teaspoon orange extract optional

Frosting

  • 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple undrained
  • 1 (1-ounce) box sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 (8-ounce) container reduced-fat Cool Whip

Garnish

  • maraschino cherries
  • manadarin orange slices

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

  2. In a large bowl, use a hand-held electric mixer to beat the cake mix, oranges, and their juice, egg whites, and applesauce on low speed for 2 minutes.

  3. Transfer batter to prepared baking dish and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool.

  4. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the pineapple and pudding mix. Fold in the Cool Whip.

    Spread on top of cake.

  5. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

  6. Garnish with cherries and mandarin orange slices and serve.

Recipe Notes

If you wish to garnish the cake with mandarin oranges, you will need 2 cans.