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Orange Crunch Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
CRUNCH LAYER
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts (actual recipe) or 1⁄2 cup slivered almonds (actual recipe)
1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
1⁄2 cup butter, melted

CAKE
1 Pillsbury Plus yellow cake mix
1⁄2 cup water
1⁄2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons grated orange peel
3 eggs
1⁄3 cup oil

FROSTING
1 pillsbury ready to spread vanilla frosting
1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
3 tablespoons grated orange peel
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
11oz can of mandarin oranges, drained
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8" or 9" cake pans.

Combine ingredients for the crunch layer and press into the bottom of each cake pan.

In a large bowl, blend cake ingredients at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 mins at high speed. Pour into pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pans and cool completely.

In small bowl, mix vanilla frosting and whipped topping. Fold in lemon & orange peels. Place one cake layer, crunch side up, onto a plate. Spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Add the second layer of cake, crunch side up. Spread top and sides with remaining frosting.

Arrange orange slices on top for garnish.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
16

 

 

 

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