Thoughts in My Head

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)

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  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.

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