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Orange: Orange Kiss-Me Cake

Source of Recipe

1950 Pillsbury Bake-Off Winner ($25,000)


List of Ingredients

1 medium orange
1 cup raisins
1/3 cup walnuts
2 cups all purpose flour
2 large eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk (low fat is fine)

===Topping===
1/3 cup (fresh) orange juice
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)





Recipe

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.

Cut orange in half and remove all seeds. In a food processor, whizz orange (with the peel and everything), walnuts and raisins. Set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in half of the flour mixture, followed by the milk and the rest of the flour. Stir in the orange/walnut/raisin mixture and pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a tester comes out clean and the top springs back.

While the cake is baking, whisk together all the topping ingredients (walnuts are optional) in a small bowl. When cake comes out of the oven, pour topping over hot cake and let it sit while the cake cools.
Cool completely before serving.

Serves 16.