Reviewed: May 21, 2011

Made this as directed. Easy and turned out great.

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Jon D 36

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2011

I did not have orange cake mix, so I added one package of orange Kool-Aid into the batter before following with the cake instructions. I did not use all the water called for in this recipe, I only use a half cup each of hot/cold water. After "frosting" the cooled cake, I studded the top of the cake with drained mandarin oranges. Just like a Dreamsicle/Creamsicle. This was great because it uses on hand ingredients, it's cheap and easy to assemble and it's absolutely delicious! NOTE: I did use sugar-free cake mix, sugar free orange gelatin, sugar free pudding mix and "lite" topping, just to some how make this a little less....threatening to us older folks who are watching our weight/sugars.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2010

I made this cake for Thanksgiving and it was huge hit! Everyone loved it and thought it was pretty spectacular. Me and my husband thought it was too wet though. I think next time I will use less water. Other than that, it tasted just like a push up and was very good.

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CheerioKeeper

Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2010

Doesn't resemble a 50/50 bar by any means! The frosting however, is pretty good.

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cabalbag04

Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2010

was very good! I could not find an orange cake mix so I used a white and added 1 and 1/2 tbsp orange flavoring. our family and friends love it!

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crm

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2010

This recipe was not to my liking.

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Rinny

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2010

We really loved this cake. I read the recipe wrong and only bought 1 box of Jell-O instead of two but I think it might've been too sweet with it. I used about 1 1/2 C water total then reserved about 1/4 C of the Jell-O mix to add to the frosting to give it a slight orange color. I've made a lot of poke cakes in my time and find a wooden skewer or toothpick work best for poking holes, the cake won't stick on wood. Of course the orange flavor is artifical but so is it in dreamsicles so if you like more natural flavors this cake is not for you. Two thumbs up!

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Tricia Jaeger

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2009

This is a great summer dessert, very refreshing and delicious. People always rave about it and ask for the recipe. I made no changes to the original recipe.

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PIANOANNIE

Reviewed: May 26, 2009

This cake was great! As is any jello cake is, except the icing was too runny. Next time I would use less milk in the icing or just use the cool whip. Great summer treat!

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kelloggs

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Brook, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2008

This cake is OK (at best). I have been wanting to make this for a long, long time, but just never got around to it. I wasn't totally disappointed, but not impressed either (neither were my friends - I made this for a a cook-out last weekend). The cake is easy to prepare. I like that I can make it in the AM and leave in the fridge all day while I do other things. I was surprised by the taste - this didn't remind me of a creamsicle at all (well, maybe a little...). The frosting tasted creamsicle-like, but the cake itself did not. It wasn't too sweet as many others complained about (I did use only half of the package of Jell-O called for in the topping), just bland. I didn't like the fact that the cake seemed heavy-wet (it didn't cut well). I might try this recipe with a vanilla cake mix next time as the lemon one seemed out of place. Might also pour less Jell-O liquid over cooled cake as this could solve the heaviness issue. Thanks for the recipe!

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