Orange Cake

By michellecresta

Williamsburg Orange Cake

This cake is incredibly moist. The directions took me by surprise, but it is a very old recipe. Use you own judgement or follow my revised directions at the bottom. My family went to visit my (Great) Uncle Perry in Virginia every summer, and we went to Williamsburg, Virginia as often as we could while there! For me anything that have Williamsburg in the title has to be awesome! :-)

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup golden raisins, cut up (I didn't have any. so I subbed , drained crushed pineapple)
• 1/2 cup pecans or almonds, finely chopped (I used almonds)
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• Williamsburg Butter Frosting*
• 3 cups confectioner's sugar (10X sugar)
• 3-4 tbsp orange juice
• 2 tsp orange zest

Preparation

Step 1

Blend butter and sugar. Stir in juice and orange zest. Beat until smooth.

*** The directions threw me, but the recipe is very old. I followed my own directions that I was taught in making cakes... I creamed the sugar, butter and shortening. I added the eggs, zest and vanilla. I combined the dry ingredients, and added alternating with the buttermilk. Lastly, I added the nuts and fruit.