Awright, I admit it: I -am- a foodie.

[Astreja]

That is a fact. Do you have a zester? That helps.

I've been using a flat grater with large holes, but I was looking at the Microplane grater/zester with evil intent just a few minutes ago.  Something about a re-purposed carpentry tool really appeals to My sense of humour.

I have mastered the removing of orange rind without any pith.  So how hard is that orange cake to make and who would I have to kill to get the recipe?

I originally got the recipe out of The All New Purity Cook Book back in 1976, but have simplified and upgraded the recipe over the years.  Main things I did were to replace the water/orange juice mixture with straight orange juice, to use unsalted butter, and to not bother separating the eggs.  My most recent version is here.  (Feel free to modify the icing to make it less sweet; it does pack quite a punch, sugar-wise.)