# Sunshine Cake

A delicious and easy-to-make cake featuring French vanilla cake mix, mandarin oranges, and a pineapple-infused whipped topping.

- Total time: 38 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 box French vanilla cake mix
- 284 ml mandarin oranges including the liquid
- 102 g instant vanilla pudding mix
- 0.25 cup melted and cooled butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 0.5 cup instant vanilla pudding mix
- 398 ml crushed pineapple, not drained

## Instructions

1. Mix the French vanilla cake mix (or golden/white), can of mandarin oranges with liquid, instant vanilla pudding mix, melted and cooled butter, eggs, and vanilla extract until nicely combined.
2. Pour the mixture into a 9x13 baking dish.
3. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 38 minutes.
4. Let the cake fully cool.
5. For the icing, beat two cups of whipping cream with a package (or half a cup of homemade) instant vanilla pudding mix using a whisk attachment until you get a thick, structured, and stabilized whipped cream consistency.
6. Fold a full can of undrained crushed pineapple into the whipped topping.
7. Spread the pineapple whipped topping over the cooled cake.

## Equipment

- baking dish (9x13 to go pan)
- mixer with whisk attachment

## Tips

- The homemade whipped topping with pudding mix will be thick, structured, and stabilized, lasting longer than fresh whipped cream.
- Enjoy when the icing is almost as high as the cake.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18Q76QVs6g/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/93bb2411-d76a-4f43-9220-7160d82a2a37
- Extracted: 2026-03-19

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