Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2012

Wow, this was really, really delicious!! My husband absolutely loved it too. I would like to try the Grand Marnier idea but I'm afraid I would eat it all and my hubby who doesn't care much for the taste of alcohol would leave too much of it for me!! Easy to make too.

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lompoc sheri

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Burbank, California, USA

Living In: Lompoc, California, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2012

I had a similar recipe that I used for years that called for 1 c. OJ instead of water. It also said to poke holes and pour glaze over cake AFTER you take it out of the pan. Wish I'd did this instead of what this recipe calls for... the cake was so soggy hours later that it fell into pieces when I tried to transfer it to a cake plate. Ugh. I can't use it for the potluck I'm going to tonight, but it tastes good so my kids will eat it.

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skinnyhollie

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2012

I made this cake and it was delicious!! It was so moist. The people who I shared it with loved it! I was more than satisfied with this recipe.

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Susan

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

I read the review naples 34102 made about the time to cook 30 min. it also said use the knife & thats the way to do it. The cake was a 110% winner after Sunday dinner,thanks.

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Dave W

Home Town: Willow Beach, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2012

Delicious. I had no problems with the recipe as written. The next time I bake it, I'll use orange juice in place of water. I will try other juices, too.

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lbat

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2012

Danger: you may want to eat this whole cake before guests even arrive.

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ranisp

Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2012

Delicious - plus it's so simple to make! You'd really never know it was a boxed cake - it's that good! It's very moist and bursting with orange flavor - what more could you ask for from such a simple recipe! I do agree however that the directions need a little revising and the ingredients need a little "tweaking" to heighten the orange flavor thus the 4 stars vs. 5. But, I wouldn't down grade the recipe completely. To heighten the orange flavor I used 3/4 cup of orange juice vs. 1 cup of water and 1 tsp of orange extract along with a Tbsp of orange zest. And, I did bake it at 325 for 55 minutes. Other than that, this makes for a delicious dessert! This cake is perfect when you don't have time to make a scratch cake but want something that tastes like you did. It baked up perfectly and even though the recipe for the glaze could probably be cut in half it really does add to the cake. Once it was cooled, I couldn't resist drizzling some melted white chocolate over it for a bit of contrast and to take it over the top. Great recipe!

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Jillian

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2012

I also changed the water for OJ, I added 1 Tbsp of orange zest. The only problem I faced was that the cake broke in pieces when flipping it over. Maybe next time I'll wait until it cools down, unmold it, move it back to the mold and then pour the orange sauce. The taste was delicious though.

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Alba

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2012

Excellent! I made this according to the recipe and it came out perfect! Thanks Debbie for a really wonderful treat!

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Wendy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lakewood, Colorado, USA

Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2012

Well I just want to say I have my cake baking now in a 9x13 pan, but did not have yellow cake and used spice cake mix, and also no vanilla pudding mix, but used butterscotch and also used 1cup of oj instead of water, the batter taste great, I do have my oj,sugar and butter in pot ready to go after cake is done. I will tell all of you how it turns out. I am the type of person who likes to change things around if I do not have what it's called for, 99% of the times everything come out great. I thank you for all your recipes I get. Debbie, PS I know this will be a 5 star rating. and it sure was a 5 star rating, I baked it first for 25 min. then checked and did 10 more min. I took out let it cooled I pocked the cake all over then poured the oj mixture on it, My friend came over and he loved it, very very moist. I also took some to my vet office and they loved it. You do not have to be scared if you don't have the correct stuff. See what I did and it came out great. Thanks again. Debbie

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