Aunt Vortelle's Pig Cake and Pinkard Pineapple Icing

Makes:  2 layers

1 box good-quality yellow cake mix

 4 eggs

1/2 cup oil

1 (15-ounce) can mandarin oranges with juice

Put cake mix in bowl of mixer, add eggs and oil and blend well. (Gaskins uses a hand mixer.) Mix in mandarin oranges with juice. Blend well by hand. Fill 2 round cake pans with batter. Bake at 325 for 25 minutes or until done. Let cool. Frost with pineapple icing.

Note: Gaskins sometimes uses a cupcake pan or a sheetcake pan.

Source: Barbara Gaskins, from her Aunt Vortelle

Pinkard Pineapple Icing

Makes: enough for two layers

3-ounce box vanilla instant pudding 8-ounce tub nondairy whipped topping 16-ounce crushed pineapple with juice

Mix ingredients well until thick and creamy.  Frost cake or cupcakes.

Source: Barbara Gaskins, from her Aunt Vortelle Pinkard