1 box Duncan Hines butter cake mix
1/2 c. Crisco oil
1 stick butter (warm)
4 eggs
1 can mandarin oranges with juice
1 c. nuts

Combine all ingredients and flour into three cake pans. Bake in 325 degree oven; cool.

FROSTING:

1 lg. can crushed pineapple & juice
1 sm. instant vanilla mix
1 (10 oz.) can Cool Whip

Mix vanilla pudding and Cool Whip until well blended. Add crushed pineapple and juice. Mix until ingredients begin to thicken to a spreading consistency. Spread on cooled layers.