Yield: 1 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1½ \N | Stick butter |
| 1 cup | Sugar |
| 3 \N | Eggs |
| 1 cup | Buttermilk |
| 1 teaspoon | Soda |
| 3 cups | Flour; reserve 1/2 cup |
| 1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 cup | Nuts |
| 1 \N | Orange rind |
| 1 pack | (8-oz) dates |
| ¾ cup | Sugar |
| ½ cup | Orange juice |
Cream butter and 1 cup sugar. Add eggs, beating in 1 at a time. Add soda to buttermilk; add alternately with flour to sugar mixture. Grind or grate nuts, orange rind and dates. Coat with ½ cup flour. Add to batter. Bake in 10-inch tube or 9x13 pan at 350 for 1-½ hours. Combine ¾ cup sugar and orange juice; pour over warm cake.
MRS ELTON BATCHELOR (SUE)
MARVELL, AR
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell, AR 72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .