Ingredients
1boxwhite cake mix,plus ingredients required to prepare it
3ozorange jello,(2 small boxes), optional
orange food coloring,Gel color works best
¼cupcocoa powder
6tbspbutter,softened
1tbspshortening
2⅔cupspowdered sugar
⅔cupcocoa powder
⅓cupmilk,room temperature
1tspvanilla
Preparation
Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Grease and flour a 9×13-inch pan.
Divide the batter into 3 bowls, ½ of the batter in one bowl and ¼ in the other two bowls.
Add orange food coloring to ¼ of the batter to reach the desired color. Add the cocoa powder to the second bowl with ¼ of the batter. Mix well.
Pour about ¼ cup of the white batter into the pan. Alternate pouring the different colors of batter ¼ cup at a time, one on top of the other (e.g. white, orange, white, brown). Bake according to package directions.
Either cool and frost with frosting (see recipe below) or make a poke cake.
Poke holes all over the top of the cooled cake using a skewer or chopstick (or similar).
Dissolve Jell-O in 1 cup of boiling water. Once completely dissolved, stir in cold water. Gently pour over the cake and refrigerate for about 3 hours.
Mix together powdered sugar and cocoa; set aside.
In another bowl, combine milk and vanilla then set aside.
Combine shortening and butter in a bowl. Beat until creamed.
Slowly alternate adding cocoa mixture and milk mixture. Beat for about 3 minutes until combined and fluffy.
