Orange Cream Cake

This recipe can be found at Taste of Home Orange Dream Cake.

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Cake
1 package lemon cake mix
1 (0.15 oz.) envelope orange Kool Aid soft drink mix
3 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil

Topping
1 (3 oz.) package orange jello
1 cup boiling water
1 cup cold water

Frosting
1 (3.4 oz.) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 (3 oz.) package orange jello
1 cup cold milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 (8 oz.) carton Cool Whip

To make the cake:
Combine the cake mix, Kool Aid, eggs, water, and oil. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased 9 x 13" pan. Bake 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and poke holes in the cake all over with the tines of a fork. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes.

To make the topping:
Dissolve the jello in the boiling water, and stir for 2 minutes. Add the cold water and mix well. Pour over the cake. Cover the pan and refrigerate for 2 hours.

To make the frosting:
In a large bowl, combine the pudding mix, orange jello mix, cold milk, and vanilla and beat on low for 2 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fold in the Cool Whip and mix until thoroughly combined. Frost the chilled cake and serve.

Store the cake in the refrigerator.

Lemon Cake

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1 (9 oz.) Jiffy white cake mix 
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
2 cups milk
1 large (5.1 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 (21 oz.) can Wilderness Lemon Pie Filling
1 (12 oz) carton Cool Whip

Mix and bake cake in a 9 x 13" pan according to package directions. Cool cake. In another bowl, mix together the pudding mix and milk according to package directions. Let stand for 5 minutes and beat in the cream cheese, beating until smooth. Spread mixture over the cake and chill for one hour. Spread pie filling over the cream cheese mixture and then top with the Cool Whip. Serve and store in the refrigerator. 

Lemon Lime Jello Poke Cake

In searching for a different recipe online, I came upon this website that had a cake recipe that I used to make for my kids' birthdays, when they were little. Because most of them happened to have birthdays in the summertime, I wanted something that was light and refreshing. This certainly fit the bill, and it was easy to make, and delicious, too.

Since it is always nice to have a photograph of the finished product of any recipe I post (and since I don't have one of my own yet), I decided to post a link to the recipe blog where I found this recipe. I'll have to find my own recipe, then compare the two. There are some slight differences, but I'll come back and post them if they are significant. One difference I will mention is that I used an 8-oz container of Cool Whip in place of the Dream Whip. See note below.

The recipe can be found here at Cleverly Simple: Lemon Lime Jello Poke Cake. 

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1 box Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme cake mix - Baked according to package directions in a 9 x 13" pan
1 (3-oz) package lime jello
3/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water

Frosting
1 small box (3 oz) lemon instant pudding mix
1 envelope Dream Whip
1 1/2 cups cold milk

1. As stated, bake the cake mix according to package directions in a 9 x 13" pan. Cool cake for 20 - 25 minutes.

2. While the cake is cooling, prepare the jello as follows: Combine the jello mix with  the boiling water and stir until dissolved. Add the cold water and stir. Let cool to room temperature.

3. Using the tines of a fork, poke holes all over the cake and pour cooled jello over the top. Refrigerate the cake until it has chilled.

4. Meanwhile, prepare the frosting by beating the lemon pudding and Dream Whip mixes together with the cold milk. Spread over the top of the cake and refrigerate. Store cake in the refrigerator.


Note: If you prefer, or have trouble finding the Dream Whip (which can be found in the baking aisle in your grocery store along with the cake mixes and canned frosting), you may use an 8-oz container of Cool Whip. Just prepare the pudding mix by mixing with the 1 1/2 cups cold milk (since you want a stiffer pudding, you use less milk than called for in the directions on the box). Let set. Fold in the Cool Whip and spread over the cake.

Salted Butterscotch Coffee Cake

I make a similar cake to this that I've also served as a breakfast cake. The recipe is right here. This particular recipe is found on the Julie's Eats and Treats blog.

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Cake
1 (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix, dry
4 eggs
1 (3.4 oz) instant butterscotch pudding mix
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup butterscotch chips

Cinnamon Swirl
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Salted Butterscotch Glaze    Note: You can also use just a regular vanilla glaze, if you prefer
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup butterscotch ice cream topping
2-3 tsp milk
1/4 tsp sea salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a bundt or a 9x13" cake pan. Mix together the cake mix, eggs, pudding, vegetable oil and water until well combined. Stir in the butterscotch chips. Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared pan. In a small bow combine the brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over on top of the cake batter.

Bake 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake. In a small bow, combine the powdered sugar, butterscotch topping and milk (you want the glaze to be fairly thick so it doesn't run off the cake). Drizzle the butterscotch glaze over the cake and then sprinkle the sea salt over the glaze.