Orange Cakecakes 1 1/4 cup sugar 1 orange 1/2 cup shortening 2 eggs, well beaten 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup pitted dates 1 or 1 cup raisins 2 cup cake flour 1 cup sour milk 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Prize winning cake Combine 1/4 cup sugar and orange juice. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Cream 1 cup sugar with shortening. Add eggs. Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add alternately with milk to first mixture. Add dates or raisins which have been ground with orange rind. Mix until well blended. Pour into well-oiled loaf pan. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) about 45 minutes. Pour orange juice and sugar over cake before removing from pan. Mrs. Walter T. Palmer Jr., Collingswood, N.J. |
