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

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA

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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cookin crazy

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

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

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Meg R.

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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gss16

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2009

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

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lollykabob

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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allie

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

Cooking Level: Beginning

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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copetenn

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Coppell, Texas, USA

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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