Date Torte - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 egg
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. grated orange rind
1 c. nuts
1 c. chopped dates
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
2 c. flour

Preparation

Cream the sugar and shortening. Add egg and buttermilk and mix well. Add orange rind, nuts and dates. Combine soda, baking powder and flour. Add to mixture. Bake at 350\u00b0 until done. Cover 1/2 cup of sugar with juice of orange.
Let stand until cake is baked, then pour over cake.