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Orange Cream Poke Cake

Orange Cream Poke Cake

Ingredients:14
Servings:24

By Cheri LiefeldUpdated 05/20/2022

Orange Cream Poke Cake

Ingredients:14
Servings:24

Inspired by orangesicles, our orange cream poke cake will melt in your mouth, not down your shirt.

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Orange Cream Poke Cake

Prep time:15 min
Total time:3 hr 50 min
Ingredients:14
Servings:24

Orange Cream Poke Cake

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Ingredient

Cake

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Vanilla Cake Mix
3 eggs
1 cup water
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup boiling water
1 box (4-serving size) orange-flavored gelatin
1 cup cold water

Frosting

1 box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
1 box (4-serving size) Jell-O™ orange-flavored gelatin
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed

Garnish, if desired

Additional whipped topping
Grated orange peel

Instructions

Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.

Step 2
In large bowl, beat cake mix, eggs, 1 cup water and the oil with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into pan.

Step 3
Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.

Step 4
Poke cake all over with fork or wooden skewer. In medium bowl, pour boiling water on 1 box orange gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in cold water. Pour gelatin over cake. Run knife around edges of pan to loosen cake. Refrigerate 2 hours.

Step 5
In large bowl, stir together pudding mix, 1 box orange gelatin, the milk and orange juice until blended. Fold in 1 container whipped topping. Spread over cake. Cut into squares. Garnish with additional whipped topping and orange peel. Store covered in refrigerator.

Recipe Tips

Reduce the calories by substituting sugar-free gelatin and pudding, low-fat milk and reduced-fat whipped topping.
After pouring the gelatin over the cake, be sure to run a knife around the edges to loosen the cake from the pan.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts are not available for this recipe