California Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup shortening (or 2 cubes butter or margarine)
• 1 1/4 sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 grated rind of one orange
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 3 oranges
• 1 1/2 cups sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening, add sugar gradually and cream well.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition.
• 3 sift flour, baking powder, soda, and salt together. add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• 4 fold in vanilla, walnuts, and dates and grated orange peel.
• 5 pour into well-greased spring-form or angel food pan. bake one hour at 375.
• 6 allow cake to cool in pan 10 minutes.
• 7 pour (spoon) sauce over cake and let stand for several hours or overnight.
• 8 to make sauce: squeeze juice and pulp of 3 oranges. add sugar. bring to boil and simmer until pulp becomes transparent. pour warm syrup over cake 10 minutes after it comes out of oven.