Glazed Orange Rose Cake and the Sweet Inspirations Sweepstakes from Dole

A few days ago, a representative from Dole contacted me about sharing this amazing recipe.  She sent me the rose bundt pan from Nordic Ware, along with the recipe and some Dole free product coupons, and I have to tell you - this cake is delicious.

Before I share the recipe though, I wanted to let you all know about Dole's Sweet Inspirations Sweepstakes!  Through December 5, 2014, fans can enter to win an exciting grand prize Hawaiian cruise from Princess Cruises - in honor of their entry into the 2015 Rose Parade.

Celebrating Dole Packaged Foods’ bountiful heritage, fans can enter online at Dole.com/sweetwin for a chance to win the ultimate tropical getaway as well as other prizes, including commemorative T-Shirts, exclusive pins and a unique rose-shaped Bundt Pan from Nordic Ware to be accompanied by a sweet and easy recipe for a Dole Mandarin Orange Glazed Rose Cake.

Dole Packaged Foods is the first contestant in the history of the Tournament of Roses to win the Sweepstakes Trophy four years in a row, and is also the only entrant to win the Sweepstakes Trophy
every year it has entered.  Hoping to continue this winning streak, this year’s entry, titled “Rhythm of Hawaii,” celebrates the inspiring stories of those who preserve Hawaii’s unsurpassed natural beauty, its diverse cultural heritage, its people and its art. The tropical float highlights Dole Packaged Food’s commitment to closer to nature products that are GMO-free, made with 100% BPA free packaging, contain no High Fructose Corn Syrup, and with fruit cups and jars that are packed in 100% juice, not syrup, for fresh taste, texture and nutrition.

So check out Dole.com/sweetwin and enter!

Now for the recipe (which can be found on Dole's website here):

This is a simple and easy cake that uses a boxed cake mix and transforms it into something spectacular.  After mixing the batter up, you pour in a third of it into the pan and then put a layer of Dole Mandarin Oranges, do that one more time, and then top with the last third of batter.

You end up with a rich decadent cake with oranges inside - how yummy does that sound?!

The glaze is simple to make as well, fresh squeeze juice from an orange and powdered sugar - whisked together and poured on top.  Next time I make this, I will probably just dust powdered sugar over the entire thing, as the glaze was a little sweeter than I personally like, but overall we loved the cake!

Be sure to check out all of the other amazing recipes at Dole.com