This iconic whiskey is a "Jack of all trades" when it comes to cooking. Toss it in some pasta, as a savory dipping sauce, and even bake it into something sweet.
Copycat Tennessee Ernie Ford's Pea Picking Cake
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Yellow or white cake is baked with the addition of mandarin oranges and then frosted with a frosting made from crushed pineapple, Cool Whip, and vanilla or coconut pudding.

ingredients
1 box (18.25 ounce size) yellow or white cake mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 eggs
1 small can mandarin oranges, save juice for cake mix
Frosting
1 container (12 or 13 ounce size) Cool Whip, thawed
1 small or medium can crushed pineapple, save juice to pour over cooled cake
1 package (3 ounce size) instant vanilla or coconut pudding mix
directions
Combine cake ingredients and bake in greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes. Test cake doneness with wooden pick. Cool cake before frosting.
Frosting: Combine ingredients: dry pudding, Cool Whip and crushed pineapple. Before frosting cake, pour pineapple juice over cooled cake.
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Not to be confused with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk is very sweet (and very sticky) and used primarily in desserts.
This Italian cheese is so versatile that it can be used in both sweet and savory recipes from cheesecakes to lasagnas.

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reviews & comments
January 19, 2014
This is. One of the best cakes I've ever eaten! It's not too sweet and goes over extremely well with family and friends. I received loads of compliments when I served this cake. Thanks, Wendy Osborne, for the recipe!
November 6, 2013
Been making this cake for years and we too call it "pig pickin cake". It's always a favorite.
July 8, 2008
This cake was amazingly good! We had it at our Father's Day celebration and there were no leftovers! It was refreshingly different and we will make this again and again! I loved it and so did the rest of my family (even the children)
I have the same recipe...in North Carolina, we call it a "Pig Pickin' Cake". It's usually served at Pig Pickins'! Before I pour the remaing juice over the cake, I use wooden skewers to make holes in the cake, that way it goes right into the cake.