1 box of white cake mix plus ingredients required to prepare it
2 small (3oz) boxes orange jello (optional, this is for the poke cake)
orange food coloring, (Gel color works best).
1/4 cup cocoa powder
Frosting
6 tablespoons butter (softened)
1 tablespoon shortening
2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup milk (room temp)
1 teaspoons vanilla

Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Grease & flour a 9x13 pan.
Divide the batter into 3 bowls, 1/2 of the batter in one bowl and 1/4 in the other two bowls.
Add add orange food coloring to 1/4 of the batter to reach desired color. (Gel color works best). Add the cocoa powder to the second bowl with 1/4 of the batter. Mix well.
Pour about 1/4 cup white batter into your pan. Alternate pouring the different colors of batter 1/4 cup at a time, one on top of the other. (I did: white, orange, white, brown). Bake according to package directions. You can cool and frost with frosting below or make a poke cake:
To make Orange 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 cake and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
Chocolate Frosting
Mix together icing sugar and cocoa. Set aside.
Combine shortening and butter in a bowl.
Combine milk and vanilla.
Beat shortening and butter until creamed.
Slowly alternate adding cocoa mixture and milk mixture
Beat until combined and fluffy (approx 3 minutes).

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