Date Orange Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Cream butter and sugar.
2. 2
   Add eggs to butter and sugar.
3. 3
   Mix 3 1/2 cup flour with soda; add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
4. 4
   Stir in orange rind.
5. 5
   Coat dates and nuts with reserved
6. 6
   1/2
7. 7
   cup flour and fold into cake batter.
8. 8
   Bake in greased
9. 9
   and floured 10 inch tube or bundt pan at 275° for 2 hours.