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Recipe by: Lisa Prince

Pig Pickin’ Cake

Brian reported that according to the NY Times, this is the most searched cake for NC around the holidays. I got this recipe from my cousin Sabrina back in 1993 and a viewer sent in her mother’s (Polly Boykin, Goldsboro) exact same recipe after seeing Brian’s story air. You know it’s a good recipe when most families have it and pass it around.

Servings: 12
Cook Time: Prep Time: 5 minutes; Total Time: 30 minutes plus cool of layers
Meal Type: Dessert
NC Ingredients: Eggs

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Ingredients

Cake:
1
box Butter Cake mix
1
11 oz. can mandarin oranges with juice
1/2
cup oil
4
eggs
Icing:
8
oz. cool whip
1
small box instant vanilla pudding
1
(20 oz.) can crushed pineapple with juice

Directions

Cake:

Mix cake as directed. Pour into 2, 3 or 4 layer cake pans that have been greased and floured. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes depending on size of cake pans and number of layers. Allow cake to cool before icing.

Icing:

Mix together and frost cooled cake.  Refrigerate.

 
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Recipes found on this page are from Got to Be NC members, staff, industry partners and Stove Side Chats. Stove Side Chats is Got to Be NC’s cooking show hosted by restaurant marketing specialist Chad Blackwelder. This series invites chefs and home cooks from around the state to teach you how to cook with in-season North Carolina deliciousness.