DANISH ORANGE CAKE for COLLEEN'S BIRTHDAY

Bryan’s youngest sister, Colleen

L-R:  Maureen, Bryan’s mother, Colleen, Donna

L-R:  Jack, Sandra, Donna, Colleen, Tim (Colleen’s husband), Angela

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DANISH ORANGE CAKE

     Recipe by Mrs. L. B. Bagot (Lachine, Que.)

                      Chatelaine Presents 363 Home Tested Recipes, c1953

2 cups flour

1 tsp soda

Pinch salt

1 orange, juice & rind

1 cup raisins

½ cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

¾ cup buttermilk

·        Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

·        Grease 9x9 pan.

·        Blend together flour, soda, and salt.

·        Squeeze orange.  Reserve juice for icing.

·        Chop the rest of the orange with raisins in food processor.

·        Cream butter and sugar.

·        Beat in eggs.

·        Mix buttermilk into orange and raisins.

·        Stir flour into batter alternately with buttermilk mixture.

·        Bake for 45 minutes.

Topping:

·        Add 1 cup sugar to reserved orange juice.

·        Pour over cake when taken out of oven.

    
                                      Happy Birthday, Colleen!