Orange Kiss-Me Cake
1 large orange
1 cup raisins
1/3 cup walnuts
½ cup shortening
1 1/3 cups sugar, divided
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
¼ cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
Cut orange in half; remove and discard seeds. Squeeze 1/3 cup juice from orange; set juice aside. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add orange halves, raisins, and 1/3 cup walnuts. Process until finely chopped; set aside.
Cream shortening; gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix after each addition. Stir in raisin mixture.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Drizzle reserved orange juice over cake. Combine remaining 1/3 cup sugar, ¼ cup walnuts, and cinnamon; sprinkle over warm cake. Let cool in pan on a wire rack. Yield: 15 servings.
Tested in the THASC kitchen. Photo by THASC.
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