California Cake

15 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 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
  • Sauce
  • 3 oranges
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream shortening, add sugar gradually and cream well.
  2. 2
    Add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition.
  3. 3
    Sift flour, baking powder, soda, and salt together. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
  4. 4
    Fold in vanilla, walnuts, and dates and grated orange peel.
  5. 5
    Pour into well-greased spring-form or angel food pan. Bake one hour at 375.
  6. 6
    Allow cake to cool in pan 10 minutes.
  7. 7
    Pour (spoon) sauce over cake and let stand for several hours or overnight.
  8. 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.

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