Aunt Nettie's Orange -nut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 unpeeled orange, washed, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine the orange and raisins in a food processor; pulse until mixture is finely ground. pour 1/4 cup hot water over mixture; set aside.
• 3 combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. combine the sugar and the butter in a large bowl and beat with an electric beater until light and fluffy.
• 4 add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. alternately add the four mixture and buttermilk to the sugar-butter mixture beating until smooth with each addition. stir in the reserved orange-raisin mixture and the nuts.
• 5 pour batter into a 12 cup bundt pan. bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. let cake cool in pan 10 minutes. invert into a wire rack; cool completely. dust with confectioners' sugar to dress the cake up.