Orange Fruit Cake

13 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. shortening
  • 1/2 c. white sugar
  • 1/2 c. brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2/3 c. buttermilk
  • 1 c. raisins
  • rind of 1 orange
  • 1/2 c. nuts
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • juice of 1 orange

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 325°.
  2. 2
    Cream the shortening, first 1/2 cup white sugar and brown sugar. Add beaten eggs and vanilla.
  3. 3
    Add flour and buttermilk alternately. Baking soda can be put in flour or buttermilk.
  4. 4
    Grind raisins, nuts and orange rind.
  5. 5
    Add to other ingredients.
  6. 6
    Bake at 325°.
  7. 7
    Check after 1 hour.
  8. 8
    Dissolve remaining 1/2 cup sugar in juice of orange and pour over cake after it has been out of the oven for awhile.

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