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!

I love this cake. I've made it the orange way. I've also substituted a strawberry cake w/ strawberry or raspberry jello and put some fresh berries on top! Mmm!!! Disappears!! Thank you!

I took this to work for a birthday and everyone loved it, and I had several requests for the recipe. I'm sure I'll be making it again. Thanks for sharing.

I really wanted to like this, but its too sweet, just too much of something. It does taste like a orange push-up, but I could only eat 2-3 bites and that was enough. Would not make again.

This is a great cake on a warm day, nice and cool!

This cake is truly a no brainer, and very yummy, a great refreshing taste for summer fun. We all loved it!

I made this cake on the weekend for my mother-in-laws birthday. Everyone raved about it but I was not happy about the topping. It didn't set very well and I put it in the freezer for about an hour before serving. I used raspberry gelatin instead of orange and the flavour was great. I'll make it again but switch the topping ingredients so it's more likely to be stable.

I was excited to find this recipe as my Aunt used to make a version of this when I was a child. However, upon making it I've found that I had to improvise a bit to get it the way I had hoped it would be. I used a vanilla cake mix as suggested by other reviewers & agree that the presentation of the jello stripes looked very nice! As for the topping, I wish I had omitted the jello packet, or maybe just used half of it, because it was way too overpowering, sweet, & artificial. I ended up mixing an extra box of pudding, an extra envelope of dream whip (which I had already substituted one envelope for the whipped topping) & when it was still too sweet, I mixed in an 8 oz block of cream cheese which seemed to do the trick in making it "dreamsicle" like. It went over well and I would make it again but next time I would go easy on the jello in the topping or omit it all together and add some orange extract.

I was looking for something different, but I didn't find it here. Didn't like how heavy the cake was.

I loved it and thought I would try it in rassberry next time.

So delicious-it tastes just like the ice cream treat!

OK- not as good as I'd hoped.

Awesome Cake!!! One of the easiest cakes to make.

I found this to be a delightful dessert! I made it twice last summer and hope to make it again this year. I added a can of mandarin orange pieces with juice to the cake mix. It was good! The beauty of cakes using boxed cake mixes as the basis is that you don't have to worry about it turning out too dry or too bland. And when you want to try something new without messing up, this is the way to go. I found this cake wonderfully moist, but not "too wet" at all. It was a big hit with my family and everyone who tasted it! Thanks for this easy recipe for us ladies who love to surprise our families with new recipes, but do not have a lot of preparation time!

This was gross!!! Very artificial tasting and soggy. My 5 year old cake monster wouldn't even eat it. Will definitely not make this one again. If your looking for a cake for a special occasion keep looking. Sorry.

It's not often I say this, but... This cake was absolutely vile. I have no idea how it got a five-star rating. I heeded the "too sweet" comments and used home-whipped cream instead of the topping, and I still couldn't choke it down. In the words of my six-year-old son, "This tastes like medicine!" The problem here is that we're not used to such obviously artificial flavors, so I think next time I'll stick to making a nice traditional orange syrup cake, and serve it with thick or clotted cream.

OH YES!!! This cake is awesome!! Takes some time but is definitely worth it!!