Orange Dream Cake

Submitted by dragon reader

"I haven't tried it yet, but it looks so good and most of the ingredients are things even I have on hand most of the time. Found it on bettycrocker.com."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 25mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Topping

• 1 (8 ounce) box white chocolate pudding mix or (8 ounce) box vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup whipped topping
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, well drained

• Cake

• 1 1⁄2 cups original Bisquick baking mix
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon orange zest (grated orange peel)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup grated white chocolate, baking bars

• Garnish

• toasted slivered almonds, if desired
• white chocolate curls, if desired

directions

1. In medium bowl, beat pudding mix and 1 cup milk with wire whisk or electric mixer on low speed about 2 minutes or until well blended. Fold in whipped topping. Reserve about 8 orange segments for garnish; stir remaining orange segments into pudding mixture. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
2. Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F; grease bottom and side of 9-inch round cake pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour.
3. In medium bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in grated baking bars. Pour into pan.
4. Bake about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
5. Place cake on serving plate. Spoon topping onto cake. Garnish with reserved orange segments, the almonds and chocolate curls. Store covered in refrigerator.
6. High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Use 1 3/4 cups Bisquick mix and 1/2 cup milk in cake.

Reviews

[Cntrygrl160]

The topping is wonderful! I used french vanilla cool whip and vanilla pudding. The cake itself is a bit dense and dry.