- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9×13 inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the white sugar and the brown sugar. Beat in the egg, then the orange juice, vanilla, and grated orange rind.
- In another bowl, stir together the flour, oats, salt, ginger, and baking powder. Beat into the orange mixture and then stir in the nuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes, or until cake tests done. Transfer to a cooling rack and allow cake to cool. Makes 10 to 16 servings.