Williamsburg Orange Cake

Directions

Ingredients :

2 ¾ cups cake flour

1 ½ cups white sugar

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

¾ teaspoon salt

½ cup butter

softened

¼ cup shortening

1 ½ cups buttermilk

3 eggs

1 cup golden raisins

chopped

½ cup chopped walnuts

1 tablespoon orange zest

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 recipe Williamsburg Butter Frosting

Methods :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan, two 9-inch round cake pans, or three 8-inch round cake pans.

In a large bowl, combine cake flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Mix in butter, shortening, buttermilk, eggs, raisins, nuts, orange zest and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes on high speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Bake 9×13 inch pan 45 to 50 minutes, or layers 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool, and frost with Williamsburg Butter Frosting.