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Orange Kiss-Me Cake

Type: Fruit
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Cake
2 cups 125g / 4.4ozFlour*
1   Orange
1 cup 160g / 5.6ozRaisins
1/3 cup 78mlWalnuts
1 cup 198g / 7ozSugar
1 teaspoon 5mlBaking soda
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
1 cup 237mlMilk
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozShortening
2 cups 396g / 13ozEggs (large)
  Topping
  Orange juice
1/3 cup 65g / 2.3ozSugar
1 teaspoon 5mlCinnamon
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozWalnuts - finely chopped
  Orange slices - garnish

Recipe Instructions

This recipe was the 1950 $25,000 winner in the Pillsbury bakeoff. It recommends Pillsbury's Best all-purpose flour or unbleached flour. Do not use self rising flour.

Preheat oven to 350F. (325F if using a glass pan) Grease (not oil) and flour a 13 x 9 baking pan.

Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Squeeze orange; reserve 1/3 cup juice.

Grind orange peel and pulp, raisins and 1/3 cup walnuts together; set aside.

In large bowl, blend flour, sugar, soda, salt, milk, shortening and eggs. Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in orange-raisin mixture. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Topping: Drizzle reserved orange juice over warm cake.

Combine sugar, cinnamon and walnuts; sprinkle over cake. Garnish with orange slices if desired.

High altitudes: Above 3500 feet, add 2 Tablespoons flour; bake at 375F for 35-40 minutes.

Source:
David Rosengarten

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