ORANGE DATE NUT CAKE

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This cake recipe was from my husband's mother, who must have got it from a recipe book, "River Road Recipes," published in 1959 in Baton Rouge, LA. It is one of his Christmas Comfort Foods.

Provided by Lori Bravo

Categories     Breads

Time 1h20m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 13

cake
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
6 1/2 ounces dates (diced)
1 cup chopped pecans
1 orange, rind of, grated
rind of another orange, grated
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Cream the butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs.
  • Sift flour and soda together.
  • Add 2 cups of the sifted flour and soda alternately with the buttermilk.
  • Add dates, nuts, and grated rind.
  • Grease and flour a tube pan or angel food cake pan.
  • Bake in 350 degree oven for approximately 1 hour.
  • While cake is baking, grate the rind of another orange and add to orange juice and sugar.
  • When cake is done, pour half of the sauce mixture gradually over the cake as soon as it is removed from oven.
  • The cake will absorb this mixture.
  • Wait about 15 minutes and invert the pan on a cake plate.
  • Pour remaining mixture on top and sides.
  • This cake is better when served cold.
  • In fact, don't even try to slice while still warm.
  • The cake will stay fresh for one to two weeks in the fridge.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 5860.7, Fat 238.4, SaturatedFat 100.9, Cholesterol 1010.3, Sodium 2090.8, Carbohydrate 884.9, Fiber 35.6, Sugar 562.7, Protein 82.5

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