BARB DAY
1/2 c Butter; or margerine
3/4 c Granulated sugar
1/4 c Brown sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 c Orange juice
1/4 c Molasses
1 ts Orange peel; grated
1/2 ts Vanilla
2 c Flour; sifted
3 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1 Cloves; a dash
1 c Black walnuts
1/2 c Raisins; optional
3 tb Butter; or margerine
1 1/4 c Conf.sugar; sifted
2 tb Orange juice
1 ts Vanilla
1 1/4 c Conf sugar; sifted
Orange juice; as needed
Cream together, butter, sugar and brown sugar till fluffu. Add eggs
one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine orange
juice, molasses, orange peel and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking
powder, nutmeg, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Add to creamed mixture,
alternately with orange juice mixture, mixing after each addition.
Stir in black walnuts and raisins. Pour into lightly greased and
floured 9 X 9 X 2 inch baking pan. Bake in moderate oven (350) for 40
to 45 minutes, till done. Cool. Frosting: Cream together 3 Tbsp.
butter, gradually add 1 1/4 c. sifted confectioners’ sugar, blending
well. Beat in 2 Tbsp. otange juice and 1 tsp. vanilla. Gradually
blend in an additional 1 1/4 c. sifted confectioners sugar. Add
: 08/09/92 1:01 PM just enough orange juice to make the
frosting of spreading consistency. From Barb Day’s Database
Yields
1 Servings