Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

I make this a lot during the summer. I call it Creamsicle Cake. The extract isn't really needed in the "frosting". If you don't have either and want your "frosting" more orange-y, you can add a half packet of orange unsweetened drink mix (think Kool-Aid) and have it come out close. I stud the top of the cake with mandarin oranges.

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tat2whttrsh aka Lambchop's Mom

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Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

I made this my oldest son's birthday back in August. It was an okay recipe. I wouldn't totally rave about it, but it tasted about how I expected. Like others have said I had to use white cake because I couldn't find an orange cake mix. Will probably make it again but most likely will add more orange flavoring.

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sandysue

Home Town: Pana, Illinois, USA

Living In: Springfield, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

Made w/sugar free jello, sugar free pudding, and lite cool whip. Very good.

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SBURKINS

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Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2009

OMG this cake is so Refreashing...I used French Vanilla Cake Mix, Strawberry Jello, Vanilla Puddin and just a few drops of Strawberry flavoring when mixing the Puddin and Cool Whip....I will make this for many summers to come!!

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AMH

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Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2009

This is a very good recipe as written. I like it better by doubling the orange jello and using a white cake with orange extract. It's a very pretty cake that way and the flavor is great.

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2009

OMGoodness this was awesome! I am a chocolate person but my sons love Creamsicles so I made this for them. I couldn't find an orange cake mix so I used a yellow cake mix and substituted orange juice for the water. I don't like cool whip so I used real whip cream instead. I didn't have orange extract but had orange oil for candy making, used a few drops and it has a really fresh orange flavour. I also added a can of mandarin oranges drained and chopped up to the jello mixture.

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the4taals

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Home Town: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Burlington, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: May 20, 2009

Loved this! I will be making this again. The frosting is amazing. Thanks

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rae

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Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2009

I would only rate this recipe a 3, but my hubby and his friends say a 4... need less to say, they liked it more than I did...

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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2009

we all enjoyed this. i made exactly as recipe states. thanks will make again possibly with different jello flavors

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CNM CATERING

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Living In: Edgewater Park, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2009

I made this cake using 1/2 recipe of the "Thirty Minute Yellow Cake" recipe (also on A/R) baked in a 9 inch round dish (because I would eat a whole 13X9 all by myself if I made the big one :) I used the whole 4 size serving box of sugar free Orange Jello as directed for the full recipe, and I "frosted" it with the recipe listed here, except I used sugar free french vanilla pudding, skim milk and only about 1 cup of cool whip lite, orange extract, no vanilla (I figured french vanilla had enough and it did). OH MY GOSH, this was SOOOOO good, I couldn't even believe the version I made was reduced calorie and fat. I am betting that this will be a new classic for me, I LOVE IT!

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Bev511

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2009

We live in a town of about 25,000 people, and have 4 grocery stores, but none had an orange cake mix, so substitued a lemon cake mix. It was the closest thing I could find. Other than that, didn't change a thing. Very good and moist. Definitely a keeper!!!

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BOBOBEARZOE

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

Wow,this cake was a dream to make! It didn`t last long in our house-two days!! This is a keeper for sure. Thank you

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

Really good. Everyone enjoyed it. Wasn't amazing, but good!

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Meg R.

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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2009

We all enjoyed this cake. I have tried both Cool Whip and Dream Whip. I liked both.

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2009

Awesome! for a change, I used strawberry cake mix and jello!

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Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2008

I used a toothpick to poke holes in the cake but I didn't get the streaks in mine. But who cares the cake was good.

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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2008

VERY GOOD except for the gloppy icing. The recipe was follwed exactly and the icing turned out too thin and too much like pudding. I had to leave it off and made a butter cream icing with orange extract. Then it was perfectly delicious.

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ZOINKS

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Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2008

I made two of these, one with the cool whip topping as the recipe calls for, and also a cream-cheese dreamsicle icing. Both taste JUST like the dreamsicle ice cream treat. The cream cheese icing is as follows: cream 1/2 of an 8-oz cream cheese block with 1 1/2 Tablespoons chilled butter until fluffy. Mix in two cups sifted confectioners sugar. Mix in 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract and 1 Tablespoon orange extract. This icing is much thinner than the cool whip topping but tastes the same.

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Living In: Coppell, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2008

Good, cool cake. If I were to make it again I'd put a can of mandarin oranges in the mix before baking it to give it a more 'orangey' flavor. I also like the fact that it's refrigerated and it is still good with ice cream.

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