Grandmother'S Orange Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. butter
1 1/4 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
4 eggs
4 c. sifted cake flour
1 Tbsp. grated orange rind
2 c. chopped pecans
1/2 lb. chopped dates

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Mix buttermilk and soda; add to creamed mixture.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Mix in flour, orange rind and fruits and nuts which have been lightly floured.
Pour into tube pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours, or until cake tests done.
Leave cake in pan; punch several holes in it with ice pick.
Pour on filling.
Let cake remain in pan for several hours or overnight.