Quick Orange and Lemon Cake

Another cake my mom and I found somewhere.

1 lemon
1 orange
1 1/4 cup self-rising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup + 2 T sugar
1 stick butter, softened
2 eggs
3 T milk

Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 7-inch round cake pan with waxed paper, lightly greased with butter.  Grate the peel of the lemon and orange, then cut each in half and squeeze the juice from half of each.  Combine the juices in a bowl.  Place all ingredients except the orange and lemon juice and 1/4 cup sugar in a blender and mix thoroughly.  Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40-50 minutes.  Remove from oven and leave in the pan.  While still hot, sprinkle the top with reserved sugar.  Then drizzle the mixture of lemon and orange juice over it.  Makes 6-8 servings.

Alice's Apple Cake

My mom and I discovered this recipe years ago.  I can't remember where we got it, but it is sooooo good!

3 cups sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup orange juice
1 T grated orange peel
2 cups grated unpared fresh apples
1 cup chopped walnuts, optional
1 cup flaked coconut

Preheat oven to 325.  Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.  Sift flour, baking soda and cinnamon onto waxed paper.  Combine sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla, orange juice and orange peel in a large bowl.  Beat with electric mixer until well blended.  Stir in flour mixture until well mixed.  Fold in apples, walnuts and coconut.  Spoon into prepared tube pan.  Bake in slow oven for 1 1/2 hours or until top springs back when lightly pressed.  Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes.  Transfer cake from pan to a serving plate with a raised edge.  Puncture top of cake all over with a toothpick.  Spoon hot Buttermilk Sauce (below) over warm cake several times.  Let stand for about an hour.  Pour extra sauce into a small picture and serve with cake.

Buttermilk Sauce

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk

Combine in medium saucepan.  Stir until boiling.