Orange Cake

From : Fran

Preheat oven 350        bake 50-60 minutes      Fluted cake pan

Orange Cake

• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 cups flour
• 1/8 salt
• 2 or 3 oranges  (grate skin from oranges) this
• is where the flavor comes from
•  juice the oranges (save for topping) I eat mine

1. Beat butter, sugar, eggs well
2. Add vanilla & milk
3. Add 1 cup flour and, salt
4. Add 2 heaping tablespoons orange rind   mix  well  (it can take three oranges to get a good flavor)
5. Spray fluted cake pan well with baking spray (Bakers Joy)   can use butter and flour
6. Pour batter into pan and bake                 check it about 45 minutes

Topping

• 1/4 cup butter/ margarine
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup OJ

1.  in a small sauce pan melt butter/margarine
2.  dissolve sugar
3. add OJ    hold till cake is done

Cake is done when cake tester comes out clean      remove from oven

1. cool cake in pan for 2 minutes
2. using cake tester (or tooth pick) poke small holes on top of cake while in pan
3. slowly spoon topping over cake    syrup will fill in holes   make new ones
4. make sure to add some to the edge of cake so it runs down the sides to the top
5. cool cake in pan   several hours  when cool invert onto cake plate