Million Dollar Cake

"I need a "Million Dollar" recipe because when I asked my DIL what I could bring for dinner, she joked "How about a million dollars?"!!! I found this on All Recipes where it got rave reviews. This suits my family's tastes perfectly. Make the day before."
 
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photo by Lynn in MA photo by Lynn in MA
photo by Lynn in MA
photo by Lynn in MA photo by Lynn in MA
Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
1 cake
Serves:
12
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ingredients

  • 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
  • 13 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
  • 1 13 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 12 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
  • 2 (8 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
  • 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
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directions

  • Mix and bake cake mix as per package instruction for two 8 or 9 inch round layers.
  • Let layers cool, and then split each layer in half so as to have 4 layers.
  • In a large bowl, whip cream cheese until soft, and then gradually mix in confectioners' sugar.
  • Stir in the pineapple with juice and the drained mandarin oranges, reserving about 5 mandarin orange slices to decorate the top of cake.
  • Mix in the dry pudding mix.
  • Fold in the whipped topping.
  • Place one cake layer on a cake plate cut side up; spread with frosting.
  • Place another layer cut side down on the first one, and top with more frosting.
  • Repeat until all layers are used, spreading last bit of frosting on top and sides of cake.
  • Decorate with reserved mandarin orange slices.
  • Refrigerate overnight before serving.

Questions & Replies

  1. How is it possible to frost cake with the mandarin oranges are in the icing?
     
  2. I just made the Million dollare cake. Followed recipe to a T. The frosting is very runny and its just all over the place. Any suggestions what i did wrong? Almost like i should maybe have drained the pineapple too
     
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Reviews

  1. Fabulous! Light and refreshing.
     
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