Orange Juice Cake

So, that thing about John and me, being on a diet, losing weight, yadda yadda. Yeah... That was before we were introduced to this piece of heaven, Orange Juice Cake.

I was introduced to the concept of Orange Juice Cake (from here on, OJC) by a friend, CK. OJC is uber retro, and the subject of the cake came up in a conversation about CK's 84 year old mother making it. I'd never heard of the cake before, so I looked it up on the internet. I saw the words 'vanilla pudding' and 'poke the top', and I knew I had to try it.

Did not disappoint, OJC. I've made very few bundt cakes before, and felt nervous about using my nordic ware. Sprayed the hell out of it! I doubt that you really need to use as much spray as I did, because when you pour the orange juice glaze on, it will loosen the cake. But you DO need to grease it.

This cake is so easy to make. Yellow cake mix, box of vanilla pudding, oil, water, eggs, mix and bake. Butter, orange juice and sugar, boil, poke poke poke top of cake, pour on top while cake is hot. Unbelievably tasty.

When you flip your cake, make sure that A) your plate is set on top of the bundt, then flip, and B) be certain your plate has a lip. The orange juice glaze will make a huge mess if you don't! I flip mine over the sink.

See the little puddle of juiciness in the center of the cake? Yeah. Oh, yeah. It will spill out when the cake is cut, soaking your piece with goodness. Oh, yeah.

Eating OJC is addicting. I'm not kidding. Make it anyway!!

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Orange Juice Cake

February-9-2013

A fresh tasting citrus cake

Ingredients

• 1 package yellow cake mix
• 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup cold water
• For glaze:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup orange juice

Instructions

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Grease a large bundt pan.2. Combine the cake mix, pudding mix, water, oil and eggs together, until no lumps can be seen. Pour batter into bundt pan.3. Bake for 30 minutes, or until knife inserted in cake comes out clean. If not quite cooked through, turn off oven and leave cake in oven for 5 minutes.4. Combine the butter, sugar and orange juice in a saucepan. Boil this mixture for about 2 mintues. While still hot, poke holes in the top of the cake with a fork all over. Pour orange juice mixture over cake. When cake is saturated, place it on a plate with a lip. Dust top with confectioners sugar.

Yield: 12 servings