This is a moist and sweet orange cake. I do not know where it originated from, but it was a recipe that my mother had written down probably in the 1960’s
Source: Jean Losey-Mom
Cook: 70 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup oleo or butter
- 3 cups of Sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 ½ cup of sour milk*
- 4 cups of flour
- 2 t baking soda
- 2 t orange peel
- 2 cups of raisin (optional)
1 cup of orange juice (I ended up using part Orange juice and part Lime Juice)
Directions
Cream the following
1 cup oleo or butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
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Add alternating
1 ½ sour milk*
4 cups flour
2 t baking soda
mix well and make sure you scrap the bottom of the bowl to mix all the flour in.
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Stir in
2 t orange peel
2 c raisins [optional]
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Instructions:
Bake in a tube pan (Bundt pan) at 350 to 375 for 70 minutes
Remove to plate while warm and pour the following mixture over top
1 cup sugar
1 cup orange juice
*Sour milk: To make 1 cup sour milk for baking, use 1 T vinegar or lemon juice in 1 cup of milk. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes before using. This will give the right amount of acidity for the recipe.
