Anonymous Fri Oct 07 16:45:58 2005

1/2 c Margarine

1 c Sugar

2 Eggs

3/4 c Sour cream

1/2 ts Orange extract

2 c All-purpose flour

1 ts Baking soda

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 c Pecans; chopped

3 tb Orange rind; grated

3 tb Orange juice

Orange icing:

2 c Confectioner s sugar

1 tb Margarine; melted

1 tb Orange rind; grated

1/4 c Orange juice

Cream margarine in large mixing bowl. Add sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs.

Stir in sour cream and orange extract. Sift flour, soda and salt together. Blend into batter.

Add pecans, orange rind and juice. Mix well. Spoon into muffin tins coated with vegetable

spray, filling each 3/4 full. Bake in preheated 375F oven 20 minutes or 12-15 minutes for

miniature muffin tin. Cool and ice with Orange Icing. For icing place sugar, margarine, rind

and juice in top of double boiler over hot water for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Beat

icing until of good spreading consistency.