Orange Glaze Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 Tbsp. grated orange rind
1 lb. dates, cut fine and dredged in flour
1 1/3 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
4 c. plain flour
1 c. pecans

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time.
Add soda to buttermilk, then add alternately with sifted flour.
Combine floured dates, nuts and orange rind and add to cake batter.
Bake in tube or loaf pan 1 1/2 hours at 325\u00b0.