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Easy Orange Dreamsicle Cake Recipe

September 15, 2022 By Lindsay Leave a Comment

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My mom’s birthday is this week! So, we had her over for some cake and presents this past weekend. When I offered to make her a cake, she requested this orange dreamsicle cake and provided this recipe from a lady who used to make it. I thought I would share it in case anyone else it looking for a super easy orange creamsicle cake recipe.

Easy Orange Dreamsicle Cake Recipe

Cake Mix with Add-ins

This orange dreamsicle cake is so easy to make because it actually uses a cake mix for its base. So, that cuts down on the number of ingredients you need to buy and measure. You also add in a few other ingredients to add even more flavor and moisture to the cake itself. Note: I had to search around for a box of orange cake mix. I eventually found a box at my local Food Lion. If you can’t find a box, you can substitute a box of yellow cake mix in for the orange. It would have less of an intense orange flavor, but I’m sure it would still be good.

I love that this orange dreamsicle cake recipe uses a homemade cream cheese and Cool-whip frosting as I personally don’t like frosting from a can. This would actually make a great summer dessert, but since mom requested it for her mid-September birthday I’m sharing it now. Also, I didn’t find this exact recipe on other sites.

Tips

As I stated above, my mom received the original recipe from an older lady who used to make it fairly frequently. Her original recipe left out some information I think is important. For starters, you definitely need to use two nine-inch pans for this cake. Also, I highly recommend placing the cake pans on a cookie sheet in the oven. My cakes actually bubbled up and over the rim of the pans and a little bit of cake fell down in the oven. So, learn from my mistake! Additionally, I added extra baking time since the cake wasn’t done at 24 minutes. You may want to watch yours closely as you approach 25 minutes.

Orange Dreamsicle Cake

Easy Orange Dreamsicle Cake

An easy orange dreamsicle cake recipe that uses a cake mix.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Cake Ingredients

  • 1 Box Orange Supreme Cake Mix
  • 1 3 Ounce Box Orange Jell-O
  • 1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1.25 Cups Water
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 Teaspoon Orange Flavoring

Frosting Ingredients

  • 2 8 Ounce Packages Cream Cheese, softened
  • 2 Cups Confectioners Sugar, sifted
  • 16 Ounces Cool Whip
  • 1.5 – 2 Teaspoon Vanilla Flavoring

Instructions
 

Cake Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Flour and grease two 9'' cake pans.
  • Combine cake mix, Jell-o mix, oil, water, eggs, and orange flavoring. Mix until well blended.
  • Pour batter into the two greased pans. Place the filled pans onto a cookie sheet before putting it into the oven. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes.
  • Remove from oven when a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.

Frosting Instructions

  • Whip up the cream cheese with a mixer. Add sugar a little at a time until combined with a smooth consistency.
  • Add Cool Whip and mix until combined.
  • Add vanilla flavoring and mix until smooth.
  • Once cake is cooled, assemble and frost a two layer cake.
Keyword Cake Mix, Cupcakes, Easy, Summer

If you are looking for an orange dreamsicle cake recipe, then I hope you will give this one a try. Also, in case you were wondering, I decorated the edges with a vanilla buttercream frosting dyed orange.


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