Pig Pickin' Cake | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 (15-ounce) can mandarin orange segments in light syrup, drained
• 4 large eggs , room temperature
• 1/2 cup whole milk , room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups (8 ounces/227 grams) plus 2 tablespoons cake flour
• 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces/298 grams) sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 16 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into 16 pieces and softened
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 (20-ounce/567-gram) can pineapple rings in syrup, drained
• 3 cups lightly sweetened whipped cream , whipped to stiff peaks
• 1 cup store-bought vanilla pudding (about 3 snack cups)