1-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks)
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 orange
1/2 cup sour milk*
*(1 Tbsp vinegar in cup and milk filled to 1/2 cup mark)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups flour
Combine sugar, butter and shortening.
Add eggs and mix. Add sour milk, juice and
grated rind from orange.
Mix in dry ingredients.
May need to add an extra cup of flour depending
on how much juice you had from the orange.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 min or til
golden brown at lower edges.
When cool frost with orange frosting.
Orange Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbsp melted butter
orange juice
Mix powdered sugar and melted butter.
Add enough orange juice to get the spreading
texture desired for frosting. Approximately
2-4 Tbsp of juice depending on whether you
want spreading frosting or thinner glaze.