Ingredients
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1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup water
2 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup dates, chopped
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 tablespoon orange zest
2/3 cup orange juice
1 cup sugar
whipped cream
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease & flour a 9 inch springform pan.
Cream butter, shortening & 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs & beat well.
Stir sour cream & water together.
Sift dry ingredients together & add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream/water dilution, beating well after each addition.
Stir in dates, nuts & orange peel.
Pour into prepared pan & bake for 1 hour. Cool 15 minutes.
While cake is cooling, simmer orange juice with 1 cup sugar until sugar dissolves.
Remove cake from pan & place on a round serving plate.
Pierce cake top all over with a handy gadget like mine or use a cake tester or toothpick.
Pour orange syrup all over the top of the cake, artfully dripping it down sides.
Serve with unsweetened whipped cream dolloped in the center & piped around edges.
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