Louisiana Cajun Orange Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 orange, cut in pieces (with rind)
1 cup raisins
1/3 cup pecans (or other nuts)
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1/4 cup orange juice (about 1 orange)
1/4 cup pecans
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Cut one orange into pieces, remove all pits.
Grind orange pieces, rind and all, in a blender or food processor.
Remove ground orange pulp to a small bowl.
Grind nuts and raisins.
Add nut and raisin mixture to ground orange pulp and mix.
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Add milk and margarine, and beat for 2 minutes.
Add eggs, beat another 2 minutes.
Add orange, nut and raisin mixture, and mix well with a large spoon.
Pour into a greased and floured 13 x 9\" pan.
Bake 40-50 minutes.
While cake is baking, combine remaining nuts, sugar and cinnamon for the topping.
Turn cake onto a serving plate and drizzle with orange juice.
Sprinkle with topping mixture.
Serve, and enjoy!
NOTE: To make this cake in a bundt pan, increase baking time by about 10 minutes.