This Simple Orange Cake recipe should be called EVIL ORANGE CAKE. I HIGHLY recommend you bake it, eat one slice, then RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN to your neighbor's house and give it to them!
DO NOT KEEP IT OUT ON YOUR COUNTER! YOU'LL EAT IT!
Of course, not all in one bite, nohoho, no. Every time you walk past it, you'll pinch off a bite, or two. And before know it, half the cake is MISSING !!!
This is a dessert for sharing with friends and co-workers. Take it to a pot luck, a wedding shower, baby shower, anywhere two or more are gathered. It's a cinch to put together, it's pretty in color, and when you properly grease your bundt pan, it can be a lovely cake.
And let me just say this to BEN! at What's Cooking? This cake is dedicated to you.
We were just discussing how as food bloggers, we don't like to post about our failed recipes or photograph food that doesn't look just right. Well, here you go. Proof I'm not the best baker. You'll see here in broad daylight why I'm afraid to join the Daring Bakers.
I implore you to look past the photography and consider the cake. It TRULY is worth your time and effort.
HERE WE GO
- 1 box of yellow cake mix
- 1 small box of orange gelatin
- 1 cup orange juice (the kind you drink)
- 3/4 cup oil
- 4 eggs
- 2-3 teaspoons orange zest
Orange Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
Heat oven to 325F degrees.
Beat cake mix, dry gelatin, orange juice, oil, eggs and zest in a large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed for 2 minutes or so. Pour into a generously greased bundt pan. Bake for 1 hour.
Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. Meanwhile, whisk the powdered sugar, orange juice and zest in a small bow. After you move the cake to the serving plate and while the cake is still warm, prick the cake with a fork. Pour glaze evenly over the cake. Allow the cake to completely cool before serving.
The next day is when it turns EVIL. You must have it out of your house by the next day.
Now for my humbling baking experience. It started out in the right direction?
Orange Glaze awaits.
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It's suppose to look like a sunflower... : P
Let's me just cover it with the icing, maybe no one will notice...
C'est la vie!
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Nice. My mom used to make an orange cake that I loved, but I don’t have the recipe. I will try this, it sounds delicious.
“…eat one slice, then RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN to your neighbor’s house and give it to them!” …
Love it Jill, It looks yummy:)
Yum! Sounds like something my mom used to make too. Even though I have a severe baking “phobia” I may have to break down and try this one.
Oh GO FOR IT Teresa! Your daughter will love it as much as mine did.
Oh y’all it’s worth making for sure. Like I said don’t keep it out on the counter if you’re watching your intake. It’s hard to put down.
Max & Maggie LOVED IT!
This was a great cake. It wasn’t too rich or to sugary. It would make a nice lemon cake as well, I think. Maybe put some poppy seeds on top and that sort of thing.
Uh, Sweet Pea, you’re describing a Lemon Poppy cake. Would you like me to bake you one?
Oh I couldn’t possibly ask you to do that! Of course, if you need to write about one and think it would help someone, then sure thing. I’ll suffer through to make sure that your readers are taken care of.
This cake is so very very delicious! Thanks for sharing it!
Good Morning Jill!
This cake sounds completely decadant! We have a potluck every month here in Enloe and on Hallowe’en we have a Hayride and a big old Bob Fire. I am always looking for new recipes to try as my ‘peeps’ are my official guinea pigs fro new recipes! I am thinking of putting choclate fudge frosting on this cake for Trick or Treat. Orange & Chocolate? Hmmmmmmm…
OH… That is supposed to be BON FIRE! Not BOB FIRE! Some folks might think we take Hallowe’een and roast some poor soul named BOB:)
Deb, this cake is perfect for a potluck and the chocolate fudge frosting would be so pretty on it!
I wouldn’t get heavy with the frosting. As I can remember, the cake is sweet. Of course, I know you bake from scratch, so your cake will be perfectly balanced with chocolate-orange goodness.
I made this at Halloween! It was as wonderful as you said it would be. Thank you. I will make this again!
Ha! I just found this while searching for basic white cake recipes. I made one for my wedding years ago, and lost the recipe. This intro cracked me up, because I would give most of it away, I just bake to do it, and eat a piece; although orange is my favorite, so who knows! Death by Orange!
Hi Jill, I made this cake tonight and it is delicious. We couldn’t wait until it was cool to eat it because it smelled as good as it taste.
Thanks for sharing the recipe with us.
I make a similar cake; Apricot Nectar Cake
1 yellow cake mix, 4 eggs, 1 cup apricot nectar, 1 package of lemon instant pudding, 1/3 cup oil. Bake at 325 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
Close to end of baking, remaining 4 oz of apricot nectar, 1 cup sugar and 1 stick of butter or margarine in a saucepan. Simmer until transparent. When cake comes from the oven, poke holes all over the top all through the cake. Spoon apricot nectar over the top, allowing to seep down through the holes and around the edge. Let it rest for 10 minutes and invert on a cake serving plate. Wonderful!
That sounds good, Karen. I need to try your version next. THANK YOU for sharing this recipe with us.
OH my god Jill, let me tell you. I made this cake today and it turned out great. the only thing i was a little upset about was the edges. they turned out hard. but i think its the oven i really dont know but the cake was great. OH did you kno your cake can be a 3 layer? because thats how i baked it. I didnt use the glaze because i kind of dont like glaze because it so messy. so i made a thick orange icing that will go good with it. Also i used simply orange orange juice in the whole thing. just 1 teaspoon let me add. the cake is moist and very filling. but i must kick myself in the butt for adding TOO much orange flavor to the cake. I CANT EVEN EAT IT LOL. but my family loves it. THANKS AGAIN JILL
Hi, It looks great and I wold really want to try it out. However I just like to ask how grams is it for a box of yellow cake mix
a small box of orange gelatin?
I have no idea, Sylvia. I don’t have any boxes of these ingredients on hand right now. I can tell you whatever brand of cake mix or gelatin, the cake mix should be enough to make one bundt cake or two-layer cake, the gelatin box should be enough to serve four.
Hey Jill.
I’ll try checking them out at the store. Thanks!
This is delicious! Despite copious greasing of the pan, mine came out very similar to yours, but it was still VERY delicious…now, to run this somewhere out of my house so I’m not tempted to eat the entire thing! I’ve already eaten two slices!