HELEN'S ORANGE HOT FUDGE CAKE 
1 cup shortening
1 3/4 cup sugar
4 large eggs
2 tsp orange extract
1 teaspoon orange zest, finely grated
1 1/4 cup orange juice, with pulp
3 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Marbling:

4 ounce semisweet chocolate, melted in 2 T. water

Sift dry ingredients. Cream fat and sugar. Add eggs to creamed mixture. Add dry ingredients alternately with juice and extract to creamed mix.

For the Marbling:

Melt chocolate with water. Add milk or cream. Blend well. Place 1/3 batter in greased tube pan. Spread 1/2 marbeling mixture on batter. Put second 1/3 batter over marbeling. Spread second 1/2 marbeling over batter. Add last 1/3 of batter.

Bake at 350°F 60-70 minutes. A springform pan works well too.

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Submitted by: Sandy

 

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