Orange Cake

 

Ingredients

• Four ripe oranges
• One lb. powdered sugar
• One lb. unsalted butter
• 14 oz. flour, sifted
• Ten eggs

Directions

1. Roll the oranges under your hand until soft
2. Zest the oranges
3. Cut the oranges and juice through a strainer
4. Mix the sugar and orange juice
5. Add butter to sugar mixture and and stir until light
6. Beat the eggs
7. Add the eggs and flour a little at a time to the butter sugar mixture
8. Beat together
9. Butter a large shallow pan and put in mixture
10. Bake at 400 F until cooked through

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Austin Toys
Louisiana Anthology
July 19, 2022