ORANGE COFFEE CAKE

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This is from the Horn of the Moon cookbook. When I first saw this recipe, I thought using a whole orange was really strange. Try it! It gives the whole cake an amazing orange flavor! Great for breakfast.

Provided by dicentra

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 55m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 large orange
3/4 cup milk (soy works, but be generous)
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup honey
1 cup golden raisin (don't use the other kind)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350. Grease a tube pan.
  • Squeeze orange and reserve juice.
  • Put entire orange into blender along with milk and eggs.
  • Blend on high until finely chopped.
  • Combine flour and baking soda in a small mixing bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, cream together butter and honey.
  • Add orange mixture to honey mixture.
  • Add flour raisins and nuts. Mix and pour into pan.
  • Bake 40-45 minutes, until top springs back.
  • Sprinkle reserved juice over hot cake and leave in pan until almost cool.
  • Remove from pan and allow to finish cooling. (Yeah, right, like that happens in our house!).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3582.3, Fat 150.2, SaturatedFat 69.8, Cholesterol 692.6, Sodium 2174.6, Carbohydrate 531.4, Fiber 21.3, Sugar 291.8, Protein 61.6

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