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What is pig pickin’ cake?
This is inspired by a traditional Southern recipe called a pig pickin’ cake (that they used to make when they had pig roasts in the South). But most of these recipes called for a yellow cake mix. I don’t buy many pre-processed ingredients, so I wanted to figure out how to make this from scratch. Plus, I had a ton of cocoa powder from another baking project. So, this mandarin cake is inspired by the traditional recipe, and has a modern twist on it. After all, who doesn’t like oranges and dark chocolate together, amirite?
đź“– How do you make mandarin cake?
You have to slice the mandarins with skin on. Then, slowly using the tip of your knife, remove the peel after you have your slices ready. Or just make a small cut and then unravel the peel like you might a thread of yarn. Some of the pieces will probably still fall apart - but that’s okay! You can use those smaller pieces to fill the gaps once you have your citrus mosaic laid out.
đź“– Recipe
