1940s One Egg Orange Cake
From midgelet 15 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Ffrom the 1940's when eggs were scarce and homemakers could make this delectible small cake with orange glaze
Ingredients
- One egg orange Cake shopping list
- Makes 16 servings shopping list
- Jean Springer and Eileen Van Ort sent in this recipe which was popular in 1944 when eggs were scarce due to World War II. shopping list
- 2 cups sifted cake flour shopping list
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/3 cup soft shortening shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
- 1 cup milk, divided shopping list
- 1 large egg shopping list
- 1/4 cup orange juice shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon orange rind shopping list
- 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar shopping list
How to make it
- Grease an 8-by-8-inch or 9-by-9-inch baking pan.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl.
- Add shortening, vanilla and 2/3 cup milk.
- Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Add remaining milk and egg and beat 2 more minutes.
- Pour into greased pan.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix orange juice, orange rind and confectioners’ sugar in a medium saucepan.
- Let stand on stove over low heat, stirring occasionally.
- When cake is finished baking, prick holes in cake to bottom and pour warm glaze over top.
- Let cool before serving.
The Rating
Reviewed by 7 people-
I love these older recipes. High 5.
peepers
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I hate to tell you i remember that one!Great recipe
herby
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I love these older recipes, one of my favorite cookbooks is from the depression era, so interesting to ready n see how much things have improved.
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