Orange Cake With Orange Icing

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp orange extract
• 1 cup milk
• 5 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup Crisco
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 tsp orange extract

Method

1. 1 Cream Crisco and 2 cups sugar together. Add salt and well-beaten eggs.
2. 2 Add orange extract. Alternately add flour, baking powder, and milk. Mix carefully.
3. 3 Turn batter into a greased and floured cake tin. Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for about one hour.
4. 4 For icing, boil 1 cup water and 2 cups sugar until it forms a soft ball (240°F).
5. 5 Pour hot syrup over 4 well-beaten egg yolks. Beat until smooth and thick.
6. 6 Add 1 1/2 tsp orange extract to icing. Spread immediately over the cooled cake.