This is a really different cake – dense and moist.  I like to make it in the fall – just seems right!

Ingredients:

• 1 c sugar
• 1 /2 c butter
• 1 c raisins
• 2 orange rinds
• 12 c nuts, chopped
• 2 eggs
• 1 c sour milk (To sour milk, use 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice add enough milk to equal 1 cup. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes.)
• 1 Tab baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 c flour
• 1/2 c orange juice
• 4 c powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 350°.
2. Grease and flour a tube or bundt pan.
3. Grind the raisins and orange rind.
4. Cream the butter and sugar.
5. Add the egg, sour milk (mixed with soda).
6. Mix baking powder and flour.
7. Add to butter batter.
8. Add half the raisin/orange rind mixture.
9. Place in bundt pan and bake for 30 minutes.
10. Mix orange juice and powdered sugar.
11. Stir in rest of orange/raisin mix.
12. Frost cake while hot.

Serves:  12

Source:  Marcella and Don Poorman