orange date cake
This is a recipe handed down from my Great Grandma Hattie Jones. This is a moist delicious cake that has a very fresh citrus flavor. Keep in mind that the recipe is so old that I had to nearly rewrite the directions. What a great family heirloom!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
With a super moist filling and a winning combo of orange and date, how can you lose?! This is a wonderful cake... and a wonderful find.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 cup dates, chopped
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans
- 1 cup coconut
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 - eggs
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- THE FOLLOWING 3 INGREDIENTS ARE FOR THE FILLING/ICING
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
How To Make orange date cake
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Step 1FOR THE CAKE: Mix 1/2 cup of the flour with dates, coconut, and nuts. Set aside. Cream together butter and sugar, add eggs, grated orange peel, flour (1 cup at a time), vanilla, buttermilk, baking soda and salt. Blend with mixer just until blended well.Stir in flour mixture with the dates, coconut and nuts. Pour into non-stick tube cake pan. -
Step 2Bake in 350 degree oven for 45-60 minutes or until top is golden brown and toothpick inserted comes out clean. When cake comes out of oven poke holes in cake so the icing/filling can run into cake.
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Step 3FOR THE FILLING/ICING Mix powdered sugar, orange juice and grated orange peel until blended. Spread over hot cake
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