Date And Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 Tbsp. grated orange rind
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 c. plain flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/3 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. sifted flour
1 c. dates, chopped
1 c. pecans, chopped
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. orange juice
2 Tbsp. grated orange rind

Preparation

Blend butter, sugar and eggs.
Sift together soda, salt and flour and add alternately with buttermilk to butter mixture.
Add grated orange rind and vanilla.
Blend together 1/2 cup flour, dates and pecans and add to mixture.
Bake at 325\u00b0 to 350\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.