Four egg yolks
One-half cup softened sweet butter
Two tablespoons sugar
Three cups flour, sifted with one teaspoon salt and two teaspoons baking powder
One teapoon grated orange rind
Three-fourths cup warm milk
Four- one-half cups yellow raisins (optional)

Syrup

One cup sugar
One-half cup water
One-fourth cup orange juice
Three tablespoons rum

Beat egg yolks, sugar and butter until thick and fluffy. Add flour and milk alternately. Continue to beat and add raisins. Add rind last. Pour into buttered, fluted cake form (available at gourmet specialty stores) and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Syrup: Cook sugar with water to a heavy syrup. Add rum and orange juice.

Remove cake from form and pour syrup over it while still hot. Let cool thoroughly before cutting.

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