How to Make a Dreamsicle Cake

If you love the taste of orange popsicles, you can capture that flavor with a delicious dreamsicle cake. The tangy orange flavor is absorbed into the cake, and topped with creamy orange whipped topping. This unique cake is delicious any time of year, even when popsicle season is long past.

Things You'll Need

• Orange soda
• Eggs
• Dry vanilla cake mix
• Packaged orange gelatin
• Instant vanilla pudding mix
• Water
• Milk
• Pure vanilla extract
• Frozen whipped topping
• Oil

Instructions

1. Combine the orange soda with the dry cake mix and eggs in a large mixing bowl.

2. Lightly oil a 9-by-13-inch baking pan, or spray it with non-stick cooking spray. Spread the batter into the pan and bake in a 350 degree pre-heated oven for 20 to 30 minutes.

3. Spray a fork with non-stick cooking spray. Remove the cake from the oven and poke several holes in the top of the cake with the fork.

4. Mix the hot water with one package of orange gelatin in a small bowl and stir until the gelatin is dissolved, then add cold water and stir thoroughly.

5. Pour the gelatin mixture over the top of the cake, and refrigerate the cake for a minimum of two hours.

6. Combine the remaining package of orange gelatin with the vanilla pudding mix and add the milk and vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly. Stir in the thawed frozen whipped topping.

7. Frost the orange dreamsicle cake with the whipped cream mixture. Keep the cake in the refrigerator until you serve it.

Resources

• Orange dreamsicle cake recipe