Broiled Orange Cake

Recipe Ingredients

1		Butter or margarine
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
1		Egg
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Sifted flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1 cup	237ml	Buttermilk
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	White raisins - ground
1		Orange - grated , rind of
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Nuts - chopped topping
1		Orange - juice of
1		Lemon - juice of
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Melted butter
		Whipped cream as garnish

Recipe Instructions

FOR THE CAKE: Cream butter, add sugar, and blend. Add unbeaten egg and beat well. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with buttermilk. Blend in raisins, orange rind, and nuts, if desired.

Pour into 8 x 11 x 2-inch pan and start in cold oven set at 325F.

Bake until well done, about 1 hour.

Test for doneness with toothpick; cake is done when toothpick comes out clean.

FOR THE TOPPING: Combine orange and lemon juices with sugar and melted butter. Pour over cake. Place under broiler until topping browns slightly, but watch carefully not to burn.

Serve warm or cold with whipped cream. Keep cake in pan to retain moisture.

Source:
"Mountain Measures"--Junior League of Charleston, WV ed. 1974

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