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ORANGE DREAMSICLE CAKE

(Serves lots) 

This is a gorgeous cake!  It truly bakes like a dream and looks stunning on a serving platter glazed with a simple sugar and orange juice mixture.   This is a classic recipe, made with salad dressing (the mayonnaise type) and whipped topping mix (found next to the gelatins in the supermarket).  Take a bite; savor the tang of the orange zest, and you’ll imagine you’re eating one of those creamy ice-cream pops!

Cake:
1 package plain yellow cake mix, without pudding
¾ cup Miracle Whip salad dressing
1 package (1.3 ounces) whipped topping mix such as Dream Whip
¾ cup fresh orange juice from 2 medium oranges (I supplemented with store-bought OJ)
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest 

Glaze:
1.5 cups confectioners’ sugar; sifted
2-3 tablespoons orange juice 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly spray a 10” tube pan with vegetable oil spray and dust with flour.
  2. Combine cake mix, salad dressing, whipped topping mix, orange juice, eggs, and orange zest in a large mixing bowl.  Blend for 1 minute on a low speed.  Scrape down sides of bowl and then increase speed to medium for another 2 minutes.  Batter will be thick.  Pour batter into tube pan, smoothing it out with a rubber spatula. 
  3. Bake until cake springs back when lightly pressed with your finger and starts to pull away from sides of the pan – approximately 40-45 minutes. 
  4. Cool cake on a rack for 15 minutes.  Run a knife around the edge and bottom of the cake and invert it onto a rack.  Invert again onto a serving platter so that it is right side up.  Cool completely
  5. After cake has cooled, combine the confectioners’ sugar and orange juice in a small bowl and mix with a spoon until smooth.
  6. Spoon the glaze over the top of the cooled cake and let it drizzle into the center and down the sides.  Let rest for 20 minutes for glaze to set and then serve.