Glaced Orange Cake

A simple cake that goes really well with a good cup of coffee.

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp grated orange rind
5 eggs
3 cups cake flour
1 tbsp baking powder
Pinch salt
3/4 cup milk

GLACE
1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup orange juice

• Butter and flour 10 inch tube pan.  Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add vanilla and orange rind.  Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well.  Sift together cake flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture, a little at a time, alternately with milk, ending with flour, beating well after each addition.  Spoon into pan. Bake in 350F oven for about 1 hour.  Cool for 2 minutes before pouring glade on.

Glace:  Heat all ingredients in a saucepan until sugar melts.  Pour over cake in pan.  Cool before removing from pan.