Best Depression Era Orange Date Cake Recipes

Orange Date Cake image

Provided by Penny Chaput

Categories Cakes

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 c dates, chopped
1 c walnuts or pecans
1 c coconut
1/2 c butter
2 c sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp grated orange peel
3 c all purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
THE FOLLOWING 3 INGREDIENTS ARE FOR THE FILLING/ICING
2 c powdered sugar
1 c fresh orange juice
2 Tbsp grated orange peel

Steps:

1. FOR THE CAKE: Mix 1/2 cup of the flour with dates, coconut, and nuts. Set aside. Cream together butter and sugar, add eggs, grated orange peel, flour (1 cup at a time), vanilla, buttermilk, baking soda and salt. Blend with mixer just until blended well.Stir in flour mixture with the dates, coconut and nuts. Pour into non-stick tube cake pan.
2. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45-60 minutes or until top is golden brown and toothpick inserted comes out clean. When cake comes out of oven poke holes in cake so the icing/filling can run into cake.
3. FOR THE FILLING/ICING Mix powdered sugar, orange juice and grated orange peel until blended. Spread over hot cake

Depression-Era Orange Date Cake image

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 9 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4-1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 -2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon warm water
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 orange, zest of, grated
1/2-3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped dates (can use raisins)
1 orange, juice of
1/2 cup sugar

Steps:

Set oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 9 x 9-inch glass baking pan.
In a bowl cream the butter with egg and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Place the buttermilk into a bowl.
In a small cup or bowl dissolve the baking soda in warm water and stir into the buttermilk.
In another bowl sift the flour with baking powder, salt and orange zest; add into creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk mixture; stir until blended.
Mix in the nuts and raisins.
Transfer to prepared baking pan.
Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until the cake tests done.
For the glaze; in a bowl mix orange juice with 1/2 cup sugar and pour over the hot cake while still in the pan to form a glaze.
Cool before slicing.