Eggless-Fruitless Fruit Cake

Name: Eggless-Fruitless Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 c. shortening; 2 c. granulated sugar; 3 c. flour; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. cloves; 2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 3 heaping Tbsp. cocoa; 2 tsp. baking soda; 2 c. buttermilk; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 c. chopped walnuts; 1 c. dates, mixed with a little bit of flour

13 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
2 c. granulated sugar
3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
3 heaping Tbsp. cocoa
2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 c. dates, mixed with a little bit of flour

Directions

1

Place shortening and sugar in mixing bowl and beat until fluffy; set aside. Mix flour, salt, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and cocoa and set aside.
2

Stir baking soda into buttermilk and add alternately with the flour mixture to shortening and sugar.
3

Add vanilla, walnuts and dates (dates make the cake a little moist). Bake in a greased and floured funnel pan in a preheated 350° oven about 1 hour.
4

Test with toothpick.
5

Serve wedges with real whipped cream, preferably, or vanilla ice cream.