Orange you glad you are my Momma?

I am a creature of habit-- well, the habits of one Charlie Kinder.  My father's 'food' tastes have long ruled the Kinder household.  One is told it's YOUR birthday dinner, but in reality, you choose something Daddy would like- or face the consequences. With desserts, he is the opposite of me. He does not do chocolate so you tend to stay with the reds: Cherry and Strawberry.  But I wanted to go out of the box and considering it's MOTHER'S DAY- not FATHER'S DAY- I decided to treat my mother with something different!

I searched my Pinterest board entitled Sugar Craves and found something light and fat free.  Using just three ingredients, I decided this would be my Mother's Day dessert--

Orange Creamsicle Cake!


1 box White Cake Mix
1 container (6 oz) non-fat Greek yogurt, plain  (or just over a half cup)
1.25 cup orange juice
zest of one orange
powdered sugar, optional
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
Fat free whipped topping


1.  Preheat over to 350*.
2.  In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, Greek yogurt and orange juice. Mix well.
2   Pour batter into a greased 8 x8 inch  square or 9 inch round pan.  Bake at 350* for 33-35 minutes. 
3.  Allow cake to cool and dust with powdered sugar.  Add mandarin oranges .  Serve with whipped topping.

I have decided that added orange liquor would be nice too-- either to the cake itself or the whipped topping. It's a dense cake- some what sponge-like, but very moist and flavorable!
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