If you love Orange Cream Popsicles you will LOVE this Dreamsicle cake! It is bursting with delicious orange flavor! Everyone’s favorite!
Let me start by saying, this is not your ordinary cake recipe. Dreamsicle Lover’s cake is delicious and so easy to make! Did you ever eat orange dream popsicles as a kid? Remember that amazing orange flavor? If you love orange dream popsicles this is definitely a recipe you need to try. Whenever I take this cake somewhere it is a huge hit and there are never any leftovers. That’s how you know it’s a delicious recipe, when the dish is empty! I always get asked for the recipe afterwards, it’s so popular.
This recipes has a number of ingredients but don’t let that scare you away. it’s actually really easy to make. Once you make this once, you will want to make it all the time because everyone’s loves it. It’s better then just your regular cake.
Some people have trouble finding orange cake mix. If you cannot find it, that’s ok, just replace the water with orange juice. You want to use the same amount of orange juice that you would have for water. You can also add a little orange zest for extra flavor. If you do have orange cake mix you can still use orange juice in place of water if you’d like a more intense flavor. So yummy and delicious. The topping turns out fluffy and light on this and it really is dreamy!
I hope you enjoy this cake as much as I did! It’s a winner every time I make it. I love making it in the summertime and it’s areal for the family. The kid’s absolutely love it! Great for your next pot luck or party.
Another easy to make, popular cake recipe is Italian No Bake Cake
Dreamsicle Lovers Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box orange cake mix 18 1/4 ounce, can use white
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup Vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp orange extract
- 1 box orange Jell-O 3 ounce
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 package cream cheese at room temperature, 8 ounce
- 1 box instant vanilla pudding 3 1/2 ounce
- 1 box orange Jell-O 3 ounce
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon orange extract can use vanilla extract
- 1 tub Cool Whip thawed, 8 ounce
Instructions
- Place cake mix in a bowl.
- Add water, oil,eggs and extract; beat on medium low speed two minutes.
- Place batter evenly into a greased and floured 9x13 inch baking pan.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.
- While cake is warm, poke holes evenly over cake with a fork.
- Pour boiling water over jello in a bowl, stir and dissolve for 2 minutes. Then add cold water into jello and stir till combined.
- Pour evenly over cake, when cooled; chill 2-4 hours.
- For frosting, beat softened cream cheese till creamy and smooth.
- Add pudding, orange jello, milk and extract; beat 1-2 minutes, or till smooth.
- Fold in Cool Whip till combined.
- Frost evenly over cooled cake.
- Cover and chill till ready to serve.
