California Raisin Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. mandarin juice
1 c. raisins
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 c. flour
1 Tbsp. Curacao (optional)
4 Tbsp. mandarin peel
1/4 lb. butter
2 eggs, beaten
2/3 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Grind peel and raisins.
Cream butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar. Add eggs and buttermilk.
Mix flour and baking soda, add to butter mixture, add raisin mixture, mix well.
Pour into greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour or until cake tests done. Combine 1/4 cup remaining sugar, mandarin juice and Curacao, spoon over cake immediately upon removing from oven.