{"id":2393,"date":"2010-07-22T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2011-11-16T17:51:29","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T22:51:29","slug":"sweet-treats-week-recipe-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2010\/sweet-treats-week-recipe-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Treats Week: Recipe #3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Doesn’t the name alone just make you smile? I’ve never met a more cheerful, upbeat dessert! If you have a summer birthday coming up, these are a fun alternative to typical ice cream cakes. They have a wonderfully delicate tropical-meets-vanilla flavor. And they feel very\u00a0 light and airy – thanks to applesauce as a substitute for oil and whip cream frosting. Plus, with oranges, pineapples and applesauce – it’s practically like eating a fruit salad! At least that’s what I told myself as I ate one for breakfast this morning…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And as if sunshine cupcakes weren’t cute enough – these adorable little birds and happy striped wrappers<\/a> take things to a whole new level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can make this recipe in cupcake form or as a layer cake, which is what my mom always used to do. Cupcakes are lots of fun, but the layer cake looks very elegant in a glass cake stand; the colors of the creamy yellow frosting and yellow-orange cake play so nicely together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Orange-Pineapple Sunshine Cupcakes or Cake<\/strong> (Serves 21 or 16)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cupcakes\/Cake:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1 box yellow cake mix
\n1\/4 cup applesauce
\n4 eggs
\n1 can mandarin oranges in light syrup (11 oz.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Frosting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1 8 oz. container Cool Whip (Lite or Regular)
\n1 pkg (3-4 oz.) INSTANT vanilla pudding mix
\n1 can (15 1\/2 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1) Preheat oven to 350 deg.\u00a0 In a large bowl, stir together all the cake ingredients until moist.\u00a0 Beat by hand for 2 minutes. Chop up the oranges as you mix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2) Line a muffin pan with cupcake papers or coat a 13×9 cake pan with cooking spray.\u00a0 Pour the batter into the papers\/pan.\u00a0 Bake cupcakes for
\n25 minutes or bake the cake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.\u00a0 Cool completely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3) Frosting: In a large bowl, mix together all the frosting ingredients until well blended.\u00a0 Spread over the cupcakes\/cake.\u00a0 Store in fridge. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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