The specimen in question: the canned mandarin. If you're a clever shopper ... on using canned mandarins for a fruit tart or ...

but most cakes use yellow cake mix, mandarin oranges, eggs, and vegetable oil for the batter, and the sweet frosting is made from whipped cream, vanilla pudding mix, and canned crushed pineapples.

Canned mandarin segments are easy to find at the supermarket and look pretty on top. I’ve also used freeze-dried mandarin, which is quite special if you can find it, but another option is to ...