Kitty's Orange Cake

A recipe from Joanne Fluke's Book "Key Lime Murder". I don't like anything Orange, and am not a huge fan of cake, but I do like this cake.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• CAKE

• 18  ounces  yellow cake mix
• 3  ounces  orange Jell-O
• 1  cup  orange juice
• 1  teaspoon  orange extract
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  teaspoon orange zest, I don't use this (optional)
• 4  large eggs
• 1  cup  min chocolate chips

• orange fudge frosting

• 2  tablespoons butter, chilled
• 1  cup  semisweet chocolate morsel
• 1  teaspoon  orange extract
• 2  tablespoons  orange juice

Directions

1. Grease and flour Bundt pan. I use Bakers Joy spray.
2. Dump the cake mix in a large mixing bowl.
3. Mix in orange Jell-O powder.
4. Add the orange juice, orange extract, oil and orange zest.
5. Mix all ingredients together until they are well blended.
6. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
7. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed with electric mixer.
8. Fold in mini chips by hand.
9. Pour cake batter into pan.
10. Bake cake for 45-55 minutes or until side of cake separates from side of pan.
11. Cool on a rack for 20-25 minutes.
12. Loosen the outside edges and middle edges of cake and turn cake onto rack.
13. Let cake cool completely on rack.
14. Frostng:
15. put butter in bottom of a 2 cup microwave safe bowl.
16. Add the semi sweet morsels.
17. Heat on high for 1 minute.
18. Stir to make sure morsels are melted;repeat at 15 second intervals until they are melted.
19. Add the orange extract and stir in: add the orange juice one teaspoon at a time, stir after each addition.
20. Pour frosting over the ridge of the cake, letting it run down the sides of the cake.