Christmas Party Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter (no substitutes)
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 large orange
2 Tbsp. maraschino cherry juice
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1/4 c. chopped maraschino cherries
1 large c. buttermilk
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. soda
1 Tbsp. orange rind

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar well. Add the slightly beaten eggs and add a little flour into which the chopped nuts have been put. Stir mixture well; add the orange juice and rind.
Add a little more flour and stir again. Add the soda to the buttermilk; stir this into the batter, adding the remainder of the flour as quickly as possible. Bake into 2 greased and floured 9-inch pans at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 35 minutes.