ORANGE DATE CAKE

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