Treasure Chest Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 large orange
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange zest

Recipe

• squeeze the juice from the orange, and then remove the white from the peel. place the peel, nuts and raisins in a food processor, and grind coarsely. add the orange juice to the nut mixture.
• cream the shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy. beat the egg, and add it to the creamed mixture.
• sift together the flour, soda, baking powder, and spices. add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk to the creamed mixture. stir in 3/4 of the nut mixture, and reserve the rest for the icing.
• pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch square pan. bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for about 1 hour. cool.
• to make frosting: blend the cream and vanilla with the confectioners' sugar in a small mixing bowl. add the remaining nut mixture and the grated orange rind. frost the cooled cake with this icing.