Orange Date Nut Fruit Cake

[LindaNY]

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Sift together 2 1/2 cups Flour, 1 tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt.

Mix 2 Tablespoons of the flour with 6 1/2 oz of dates and 4 1/2 oz. walnuts.

CREAM: 1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
Add the grated rind of two oranges
Stir in 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Add alternately 1 cup buttermilk and flour mixture.

pour into a well greased 10 inch tube pan and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Boil the juice of two oranges with 1 cup sugar and pour over warm cake. Serve and enjoy.

[basha]

another yummy recipe. thanks linda!! i'll have to give it a try!!

[Linda]

Sounds good Linda. I'm going to write down everything I need to get in order to make it, which is most of the ingredients. lol