Introduction: Sunshine Cupcakes
I have run across this cake more than once in my life, and I love it because it has pineapple in it. Yeah, I love stuff with pineapple in it, and this cake is light and fruity and reminds me of Florida. I usually make it as cupcakes because it makes the serving size easy and they look great! You make also bake it in a 9” x 13” cake pan. Bake for the length of time noted on the box of cake mix. So here is how to make Sunshine cupcakes.
Step 1:
Supplies for the Cake:
1 yellow cake mix
½ cup margarine (softened)
1 (15 oz.) can Mandarin Oranges (drained)
½ cup juice from Mandarin Oranges
4 whole eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
24 cupcake papers
2 cup cake pans
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1 yellow cake mix
½ cup margarine (softened)
1 (15 oz.) can Mandarin Oranges (drained)
½ cup juice from Mandarin Oranges
4 whole eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
24 cupcake papers
2 cup cake pans
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Step 2:
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cake mix,
Step 3:
margarine,
Step 4:
½ cup juice,
Step 5:
eggs, and vanilla.
Step 6:
Beat for 4 minutes on medium high.
Step 7:
Add the drained oranges
Step 8:
and beat until pieces and broken up and small (about 1 minute).
Step 9:
Scoop the batter into the cupcake paper lined cupcake pans, filling the papers 2/3 to ¾ full.
Step 10:
Bake for 19-24 minutes until golden brown and the cake springs back when lightly touched. Remove from the oven cool.
Step 11:
Supplies for the Frosting:
1 (4 oz.) package of vanilla pudding mix
1 (20 oz.) can of crushed pineapple (drained, save the juice)
½ cup powdered sugar
4 oz. whipped topping (about 1 cup volume, thawed frozen topping or dry power mixed up)
Extra Mandarin Orange Slices (for garnish)
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1 (4 oz.) package of vanilla pudding mix
1 (20 oz.) can of crushed pineapple (drained, save the juice)
½ cup powdered sugar
4 oz. whipped topping (about 1 cup volume, thawed frozen topping or dry power mixed up)
Extra Mandarin Orange Slices (for garnish)
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Step 12:
With the mixer, beat the pudding mix with the pineapple juice. Beat in the sugar and the whipped topping.
Step 13:
Finally add the crushed pineapple.
Step 14:
And mix well.
Step 15:
Spread some over each cool cupcake and refrigerate for several hours. When ready to serve, place a mandarin orange slice on top of each cupcake as garnish.
Step 16:
I don't make these very often because I want to eat the whole batch myself. Enjoy!