Creamy Orange Cake

This orange poke cake is cool and refreshing — an orange cream treat poked with holes to create tasty gelatin-flavor pockets. Great for picnics!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 156 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (3 ounce) package orange flavored Jell-O® mix
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package orange cake mix
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a medium bowl, make gelatin with only 1 cup of boiling water. Pour liquid gelatin over cake while hot. Cool cake completely.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, make vanilla instant pudding with only 1 cup of milk. Stir in vanilla and orange extract. Fold in whipped topping. Spread evenly over cake. Refrigerate cake for 1 hour before serving.

Step 3

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions for a 9x13-inch pan. Poke holes in cake while still hot with the round handle of a wooden spoon.