1 c Sugar
3/4 c Shortening
2 Eggs
2 c Flour
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1 c Buttermilk
1 ts Orange flavoring
1 c Whole cranberries
1 c Chopped dates
1 c Chopped nuts
Thoroughly cream sugar and shortening. Beat in eggs. Sift dry
ingredients together and add alternately with buttermilk. Beat until
smooth and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients. Spoon into well greased
bundt cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour or until it
tests done. Let stand in pan for 15 minutes before turning out on
plate.
Cake can be glazed with a thin powdered sugar icing which has been
flavored with orange flavoring. Can also combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup
orange juice and 1/4 ts orange flavoring; bring to boil and pour over
cake while warm. Let set several hours before serving.
From Kitchen-Klatter Magazine, 12/78
Yields
1 Servings