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Orange Kiss Me Cake

Vintage cake your family will love!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American, southern
Keyword: Orange Kiss Me Cake
Servings: 10 Servings
Author: Judy Yeager

Ingredients

  • 1 large orange
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup walnuts chopped
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening I use Crisco
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 eggs

Topping Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup reserved orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Squeeze the juice from the orange setting aside 1/3 cup juice.
  • Remove orange seeds and grind the orange along with the orange peel, the raisins and walnuts. I use a blender to do the grinding. You can use a food processor, an old-fashioned table grinder or whatever you have available. I also cut the orange in pieces with the peeling still on for grinding in the blender.
  • In a bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
  • Add the shortening, milk and eggs and mix with a mixer.
  • Add in the ground up orange, raisins and walnuts and continue to mix until all ingredients are wet.
  • Spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray. Pour in the cake mixture and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until the center of the cake tests done.
  • Add topping below.

Topping Instructions:

  • Pour the reserved 1/3 cup orange juice over the hot cake. Stir together the cinnamon, sugar and chopped walnuts and sprinkle over cake after adding the orange juice.

Notes

I have found that a regular orange with seeds works better than one of the seedless navel oranges when it comes to grinding the peeling.