Orange Cake

A light and lovely orange cake with orange drizzle and walnuts. Both the walnuts and a wonderful orange glaze are optional.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 5

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 185 kcal

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 egg yolks
1 orange rind, grated
1 cup buttermilk, or sour milk
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped (optional)
3 egg whites, beaten stiffly
3/4 cup orange juice

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Cream the butter and sugar until light. Add the salt and egg yolks. If you have a blender, put the rind into it with the buttermilk and whirl it until the rind is very fine. Stir the rind mixture into the sugar mixture.
Sift the flour, baking soda and baking powder together and blend into the batter. Fold in the nuts, then the stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour the batter into a buttered bundt pan or tube pan.
Bake at 350°F for about 50 minutes.
Heat the orange juice in a saucepan. When the cake comes out of the oven, drizzle the hot juice over it with a spoon.
Cool before slicing.

Notes

Orange Glaze Icing

If you want to make a glaze for the cake, use icing sugar, enough orange juice to moisten it and a drop of almond flavoring. Make the mixture thin enough that you can drizzle the icing on top of the cake and let it run down the sides.

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 4gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 241mgPotassium: 116mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 67IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mg