This month as you all know we are talking about ways to use the oil in our food storage. It is no surprise that oil is used in many of our favorite dessert recipes. Oil is one of the main ingredients in homemade or boxed cake mixes. Oil is what makes cakes and breads so soft and spongy. The other night I had a couple oranges that were going to go bad if I didn’t use them up and I was craving a moist cake with some type of drizzly glaze. Oranges are in season and so I thought I would come up with a cake with a lot of orange flavor and a little zing. I love anything sour and sweet, so I played around with this recipe until I got it just right. If you need a refreshing dessert idea that can be thrown together in just a few minutes, this recipe is the one for you! Have fun experimenting this month with new recipes and ways to use oil in your cooking.
- 1 white or yellow cake mix
- 1 small package instant vanilla pudding
- 1 c. orange juice (fresh or made from concentrate)
- 2 T. orange juice concentrate
- 1 T. orange zest
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 c. oil
- 2 T. dry orange gelatin powder
- 2 T. butter, softened
- 2 T. orange juice concentrate
- 1 t. lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
- 3 c. powdered sugar
- Dash of salt
- Zest & juice from one orange
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the cake mix,
- pudding, orange juice, concentrate, zest, eggs, oil, and gelatin powder
- together until smooth. Grease a bundt
- pan with cooking spray and a thin dusting of flour. Pour the batter into the bundt
- pan and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, or until cake is cooked through. Remove the
- cake from oven and let sit for 15 minutes to cool. With a knife, carefully go
- around the edge of the bundt pan until it starts to come out of the pan. Turn the
- cake upside down onto a large plate.
- For the glaze: combine all of the glaze ingredients together and whisk until
- completely smooth (you can do this with an electric beater). Drizzle glaze all
- over bundt cake once it has been turned out onto a plate and allowed to cool
- for 5-10 minutes.
Wow Shan – could you just come to my house and cook for a while? I wish I had the drive – or energy – to cook like you! Clint wishes I did too, but all is well because we have food storage – thanks to you! 🙂
Do you use both the zest and the extract or is it either/or?
Both is what I used, but if you only had zest, I think that would work. 🙂
what is dry orange gelatin powder? just Jello?
Yes, just Jello 🙂 I used Western Family so in my mind I thought my 'orange gelatin powder' would make it non-brand specific. Silly me!
I made this for a family reunion and got more compliments than you can imagine. It is awesome! Thanks for the yummy recipe.
I am so glad they loved it! It's not only yummy, but it's super easy which is an added bonus. Thanks for commenting and letting me know you liked the recipe 😉
What is orange juice concentrate? And for fresh orange juice can you use bottled juice?
Concentrate juices are the ones sold in the freezer section. They are usually sold in a 12 oz. container (name brands like Langers, Old Orchard, etc.). Yes, you could use bottled juice instead of fresh if you didn't have any oranges.
Thanks for your comment!
Could this be baked in a 9 x 13? How long do you think the baking time would be?
For sure you can! I would think it would be about 25-30 minutes. Just poke the center with a toothpick to make sure it is done and it would work perfectly 😉
I am glad you like this recipe. It is one of my favorites for the fact it is so easy!! Thanks for commenting 🙂
Trying this out tomorrow night with my family. We're excited to try it. 🙂
Hi, I'm curious. Usually when I make a bundt pound cake (mix/pudding/4 eggs/1/3c oil/1c water) I find it takes 50 minutes for the cake to bake at 350 degrees. This recipe, however says much less time. With the additional liquid, I would think it should take more or less. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks.
To be honest, I haven't made this yummy cake for awhile so I don't remember exactly. Since the base of this is a cake mix it will be a little shorter time than a homemade pound cake or a more dense cake. However, definitely check the cake when the time is up and make sure the center is cooked before you remove the cake 🙂 Good luck to you! I will make it again soon to make sure the time is accurate. Thanks
Shandra my son and I made a cake a lot like this.But we used orange soda pop! After it's cooked you make holes in it and pour the pop in.My son wants me to make that cake for his 11th bday next month.We lost the recipe.Do you know how to make that one? Thanks
That sounds yummy! Sadly, I have never made that, but I don't know why you couldn't use 1 cup of orange soda pop instead of the orange juice and put extra pop on top if you wish. If you find that recipe I would love to try it. That sounds fun!
Thanks 🙂
Will try with soda pop this weekend and see how it turns out! Thanks an when I find the other I will let you know!