1 1/2 c Butter or margerine
3 c Granualted sugar
2 c Buttermilk
3 tb Grated orange rind
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 pk (8-oz) chopped dates
2 1/2 c Pecans; chopped
6 c Flour
6 Eggs; separated
-GLAZE-
3 c Granulated sugar
3/4 c Orange juice
3 tb Grated orange peel
From: ck6322@tnessh.sbc.com (Susie Keating (713+567-8251))
Date: 7 Oct 1993 15:24:13 GMT
With the holidays approaching, I thought I would share this recipe from my
grandmother (who would be well over 100 yrs old if she were still alive).
It is a heavy, moist cake that keeps well, freezes beautifully and is a
good substitute for traditional « Fruit Cake » during the holidays.
Cream butter and sugar well. Beat egg yolks until lemon colored and add to
creamed mixture. Add buttermilk and grated orange peel and mix well. Flour
dates and pecans with 1 cup of the flour. Mix remaining flour with other
dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff and
fold gently into batter. Pour into greased and floured bundt pan and bake
at 400 degrees for one hour and fifteen minutes (or until toothpick
inserted in middle of cake comes out clean). Remove from oven, invert on
plate and glaze while hot with a mixture of 3 cups granualted sugar, 0.75
cups orange juice and 3 Tbsp grated orange peel. This will form a sugar
« crust » on the cake.
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Yields
16 Servings