Cranberry Cake

3 c. unsifted flour
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped nuts
1 (1 lb.) can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 c. Hellmann's mayonnaise
grated rind of 1 orange
1/2 c. orange juice

Cranberry Frosting:
3 Tbsp. margarine
2 c. unsifted confectioners sugar
1/4 c. whole berry cranberry sauce

Grease 9 x 3 1/2-inch tube pan; Line bottom with waxed paper. Mix together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Reserve 1/4 cup cranberry sauce for frosting. Add remaining cranberry sauce, nuts, mayonnaise and orange rind to flour mixture. Mix well. Stir in orange juice. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in 350 degrees oven about 1 1/4 hours or until cake tester comes out clean. Remove from pan. Cool and frost with frosting.
Cranberry Frosting: Stir margarine to soften. Add sugar and cranberry sauce. Beat until creamy.

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