Central Cook Book · 1963
Date Orange Cake
From Mrs. J. R. Hartzog, Sr., of Williamson, West Virginia.
- CourseCakes
- Oven350°F
- Time40 minutes
- Ingredients13
- Steps7
Ingredients Tick as you go
Orange glaze
Method
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Step 1: Mix the hot water and soda and pour over the cut-up dates. Let stand while mixing the other ingredients.
Step 2: Cream the sugar and butter, then add the eggs.
Step 3: Add the buttermilk and the flour with salt, then the walnuts and grated rind.
Step 4: Add this batter to the date mixture.
Step 5: Pour into a tube pan and bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.
Step 6: While the cake bakes, pour the orange juice over the sugar and let stand.
Step 7: Pour the orange mixture over the cake while it is still hot in the pan. Let cool before removing from the pan.
What we changed or couldn’t read (3)
- Butter is printed as "Stick butter" with no number; 1 stick is a best guess.
- Orange juice is printed as "2/5 cup", a garbled fraction; 2/3 cup is a best guess.
- Sugar for the glaze is printed as "cup sugar" with no quantity.