Buttery-Orange Raisin Cake

Ingredients

 * 4 c. flour
 * 1/4 tsp.almond extract
 * 2 tsp. baking powder
 * 2 c. raisins
 * 1/2 tsp. salt
 * 1 1/2 c. milk
 * 2 tsp. baking soda
 * 2 Tbs. vinegar
 * 21/2 c. sugar
 * 4 eggs
 * juice from 2 oranges (reserve rinds and 6 Tbs. juice)
 * 1 c. butter

Directions

 * 1) Sift first 4 ingredients. Combine 1/2 c. orange juice and 1/2 c. sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add extract. Refrigerate.
 * 2) Grind reserved rind and add to raisins. Combine together milk and vinegar. Cream butter and beat in rest of sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Add the rest of the ingredients gradually. Pour into pan.
 * 3) Bake 60 to 70 minutes. Remove from oven and spoon 6 tablespoons reserved orange juice over the top and between cake and sides of pan. Return cake to turned-off oven for 1 hour.