Dreamsicle Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box cake mix, orange supreme prepared as directed
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 3 (3 1/2 ounce) boxes jello instant vanilla pudding mix
• 8 ounces cool whip (or more to taste)
• 1 (3 ounce) box jello gelatin, orange flavor
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 cup boiling water
• 3/4 cup cold water
• 2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 prepare cake batter according to box directions, then add 1 box of pudding mix to the batter, blend in being careful not to over mix the batter.
• 2 bake according to directions in a 9"x13" baking pan or equivalent. (you can even use a bundt pan--just follow baking directions on the cake mix box.).
• 3 when cake is done do not turn it out of the pan. poke holes in cake with an ice pick or large bamboo skewer.
• 4 prepare the orange jell-o gelatin using 1 cup of boiling water, mix until dissolved, add 3/4 cup of cold water and the orange zest, then ladle the warm jell-o gelatin over cake.
• 5 put cake in refrigerator over night or for 6 to 8 hours.
• 6 then take cake out and set pan in hot water for a moment, turn upside down on cake board. for the icing, put cool whip in a bowl, add the other 2 boxes of pudding mix and 2 cups of milk, mix well and put on cake.
• 7 garnish with mandarin orange slices or a few sprinkles of orange zest.