14 Saturday Jan 2017
Posted in Baking, Cookies, Desserts, Easy, Entertaining
I am very thankful that I married someone who has family in the south. There are certain things I would have no idea about, such as boiled peanuts, sweet tea, Alabama white sauce, and Chess Squares. Good gracious, Chess Squares. Quite possibly one of the easiest and most decadent recipes I’ve ever made. Continue reading
17 Thursday Mar 2016
For St. Patrick’s Day, I took our favorite (and super easy) Rum Cake recipe and adapted it with Irish Whiskey and green pistachio pudding to give it a green hue. Say what you will about boxed cake mixes, but the addition of booze sure makes for a moist, rich, and tasty cake! I thought about trying one of those car bomb recipes with whiskey, beer, and irish cream, but the choice was easy when this cake was in the oven in about 10 minutes. When you have a cute baby two feet away it’s hard to concentrate on complicated recipes!
17 Thursday May 2012
Posted in Baking, Bloggerific, Desserts, Easy, Entertaining, Uncategorized
Perfect for summer picnics and parties…
When I first saw this cake on Pioneer Woman, I knew I had to make it. I sent the recipe to my mom instantly, super excited about it. She didn’t seem as excited as I was…it’s not exactly the classiest dessert in the world. But C’mon, oranges and pineapple in a cake? Can’t go wrong.
Then I made the cake for a party, and it was a HUGE hit. People kept coming up to me and saying, “ohmygod…this cake is so good. What IS it?”
I didn’t really feel the need to tell people everything in the cake comes from a box or a can or tub…all that matters is it tastes damn good.
Mandarin Oranges, blended into cake batter goodness.
The cake is perfect for spring or summer, served at a potluck like any good Midwesterner would. Extra mandarin oranges, or in my case, raspberries, definitely bring the classiness up a notch.
Recipe
Pig Cake
from The Pioneer Woman
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the cake, combine cake mix, margarine, 1/2 cup juice from the mandarin oranges, eggs, and vanilla. Beat for four minutes on medium-high. Add drained oranges and beat again until pieces are broken up and small. Pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown and set. Remove from oven and cool completely. If desired, turn out cake onto a large platter.
Once cake is cool, blend juice from drained pineapples with the vanilla pudding mix. Add powdered sugar and mix, then mix in whipped topping. Stir in drained pineapple. Spread on cooled cake and refrigerate several hours.
To serve, cut cake into squares and top each square with a mandarin orange slice.
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