Buttermilk Date Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle dates with soda; cover with boiling water and let stand for 30 minutes.
• 2 cream shortening and sugar until light.
• 3 add vanilla and egg; beat well.
• 4 sift flour and salt together.
• 5 add flour mixture and date mixture alternately to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• 6 stir in pecans.
• 7 pour into greased and lightly floured 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• 8 bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 9 let cool in dish.
• 10 icing.
• 11 over medium heat.
• 12 melt butter; stir in flour; slowly stir in buttermilk; simmer, sitrring until slightly thickened.
• 13 add sugar and continue cooking until sugar is dissolved.
• 14 stir in pecans and vanilla.
• 15 spread on cake while cake is still warm.
• 16 may be frozen after completely cooled.