Recipe: Orange Fruitcake [edit]

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  • A damn fine fruitcake
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Yield: 8 servings

[edit] Ingredients

1

teaspoon Baking soda

¾

cup Buttermilk

1 ¼

cups All-purpose flour

¾

teaspoon Double-acting baking powder

¼

teaspoon Cinnamon

½

cup Butter

1

cup Brown sugar

1

Egg

Orange rind -- of one

Orange

1

cup Seedless raisins

[edit] Preparation

Step 1

Orange Glaze: (see directions) - 1/4 cup orange juice 2 tablespoons orange rind - grated 2 cups confectioner's sugar - sifted

Step 2

Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Sift together flour, baking powder, and cinnamon. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and orange rind and beat until fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk mixture.

Step 3

Stir in raisins. Pour into greased and floured 8" square pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Spread with orange glaze while still warm.

Step 4

ORANGE GLAZE: Heat orange juice to boiling. Remove from stove. Stir in orange rind and sugar, and beat until smooth.

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