Pineapple Mandarin Cake

Serves: 4

Eloise Gerhold

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

57

Sweetness

52

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2.75 cups

Cake Flour

1 tbsp

Baking Powder

1 tsp

Salt

2 cup

Shortening

1.5 cups

White Sugar

3

Eggs

1.333333 cups

Milk

1 cup

Light Cream

2 tsps

Lemon Juice

Directions:

1

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt

2

Stir well to blend

3

In a large bowl, cream shortening, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla together; beat until light and fluffy

4

Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk, making 3 dry and 2 liquid additions; combine lightly after each

5

Spread batter evenly into 2 greased and floured 8 inch round layer cake pans

6

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean

7

Cool cake in pan 10 minutes, then turn out on wire rack to cool completely

8

Cream butter or margarine

9

Gradually blend in confectioners' sugar, cream, and lemon juice

10

Beat until light and creamy

11

Fill and frost the cake

12

Decorate top with a ring of well drained mandarin orange segments around outside edge

13

Fill center with well drained crushed pineapple

14

Decorate center with a few additional orange sections