Black Walnut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. cake flour
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. dates
1 c. black walnuts
1 orange peel
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
orange topping

Preparation

Sift flour, measure and sift again with salt and soda.
Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs one at a time, bearing well after each addition.
Add dates, nuts, orange peel and vanilla.
Add sifted dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Then into well-greased loaf pan.
Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 300\u00b0.
When baked, pour orange topping mixture over cake and allow to age for at least 24 hours.