Ingredients

“Let them eat cake… and ice cream! This easy Orange Poppy Seed Cake looks like sunshine on a plate! It’s super easy because it starts with a cake mix but tastes homemade with its orange glaze and icing drizzled to perfection. Perfect for Mother’s Day, Memorial Day potluck or any occasion you need a little sunshine on your dinner table!”

Orange Poppy Seed Cake with glaze and icing3 large eggs

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup orange juice

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 (15.25 ounce) orange cake mix 

1 (3.4 ounce) instant vanilla pudding mix

1 tablespoon poppy seeds

Garnish: Fresh orange zest or curls (optional)

Glaze

3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup orange juice

Icing

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon plus 1 to 2 teaspoons orange juice

Instructions

Click here for detailed instructions.

Kathleen Phillips-Kathleen Phillips, Phillips is a cookbook author and Alabama food blogger at GritsAndGouda.com. Drawing upon years of experience as a test kitchen director, she takes traditional Southern recipes and makes them with a shortcut so you can enjoy them faster. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest for more Southern shortcut recipes.

Submitted by: Kathleen Phillips

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