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Pig Picking Cake

By //  by Candace Sampson

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I know, I know, you’re thinking what the heck is a Pig Picking Cake? Well, first I want you to set aside any hang-ups you may have about a cake that is not entirely made from scratch. Next, I want you to imagine for a minute that you are about to taste the best cake ever invented. Pig Picking Cake, as far as I can surmise, came from the Southern States and it’s a flavourful explosion of butter pecan, mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple and Cool Whip. That’s right, Cool Whip.

pig picking cake

It’s because of the Cool Whip in it that I also call this my Mad Men cake. Cool Whip became a household name in 1967 and so this cake, obviously, was the brainchild of some repressed 60s housewife. More Betty Crocker than Betty Draper though if you know what I mean.

I have seen this cake devoured by friends and family for over 20 years now. Just trust me on this one.

Pig Picking Cake

1 box Butter Pecan Cake Mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 10oz. tin mandarin oranges
1/2 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
1 20 oz can crushed pineapple
1 1/2 packages Jell-o Vanilla Instant Pudding (4 serving size)
1 1/2 cups thawed Cool Whip

pig picking cake

Grease and flour two 9″ cake pans. Preheat oven to 350F. Beat cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, and the juice from tin of mandarin oranges in large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds and then beat on medium speed 2 more minutes, scraping sides of pan occasionally. Stir in oranges and nuts. Divide evenly between two cake pans. Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool ten minutes in pan. Remove from pan and cool completely.

While cake is baking, stir together crushed pineapple in juice and 1 1/2 packages vanilla instant pudding. Fold in Cool Whip and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

When cake and frosting are cool, assemble cake. Decorate top with mandarin orange sections and mint leaves.

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Filed Under: Desserts, Food & Drink, Recipes Tagged With: cake, Candace Derickx, dessert, Food & Drink, Life in Pleasantville, special occasion

About Candace Sampson

Candace is founder and editor-in-chief of Life in Pleasantville which isn't half as fancy as it sounds. You can find her sharing travel stories on What She Said Radio and on CTV Ottawa Morning Live.

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  1. Christina @ The DIY Mommy

    May 17, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    Oh, this looks really yummy and unique! And how easy. I love the mandarin orange slices and mint leaves as the decoration!

  2. Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel

    June 2, 2013 at 10:49 pm

    I definitely had no idea what a Pig Picking Cake would be – looks delicious.  I do love Cool Whip, sometimes afraid to admit it!

  3. writewrds

    May 16, 2014 at 3:06 pm

    Yum! What a cool combo.

  4. peady

    August 18, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    WOT!

    *gasps*

    Boxed cake mix. *faints*

    I kid. I kid. Hey! Sometimes a delicious dish just needs to be the weirdest thing ever!

    I’ll make this with my Things and let you know what they think!

    I will, though, need to ask around about that name. 😉

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