Lucille's Special
 
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Cream 2tbsp butter and 1 cup sugar
  2. Grind together 1 whole orange (rind and all) and 1 cup raisins and add to first mix. Mix well.
  3. Sift 2 c flour, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt
  4. Add alternating with 1 cup buttermilk (or sour) to creamed mix and orange mix, beginning and ending with dry.
  5. Pour in loaf pan or mold fitted with wax paper.
  6. Bake in 350° oven 1 hour, give or take.
  7. While still hot, pour over it ¼ c brown sugar mixed with ½ cup orange juice. When this is absorbed, turn on cake rack and remove paper.
  8. Cover top with confectioners sugar and serve with gream and garnish with orange slice.
Notes
Alternative garnish: Brandy sauce

In upper part of double boiler, place ½ lb (1 cup) butter, 1 lb dark brown sugar, juice and grated rinds of 2 lemons, ½ cup brandy, 2 whole eggs. Beat with beater over double boiler about 5 minutes or until thick. Serve hot with cake (on other side)
Recipe by Fink at http://www.fink-family.com/lucilles-special/