Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Date - Orange Nut Cake

Category: Holiday Christmas

Ingredients and Directions

2 cups of sugar

1 cup of oleo

4 eggs

1/2 cup of buttermilk

1 teaspoon of soda

1 tablespoon of grated orange rind

3 1/2 cups of flour

1 lb. of chopped dates

1 lb. of chopped orange candy slices

2 cups of chopped nuts

1 cup of flaked coconut

Cream oleo and sugar well. Add eggs, one at a time and beat well after each one. Dissolve soda in buttermilk and add to mixture. Add the orange rind and flour then the dates, orange slices, nuts and coconut. Makes a stiff dough, mix with hands if necessary. Bake in greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.