Orange Peel Cake

Name: Orange Peel Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup margarine; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs beaten well; 4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon soda; 1 1/2 cups milk Sweet; 2 tablespoons grated orange peel; 1 cup nuts walnuts or pecans; 1 pound dates; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup orange juice; 2 tablespoons grated orange peel

12 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup margarine
2 cups sugar
4 eggs beaten well
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 cups milk Sweet
2 tablespoons grated orange peel
1 cup nuts walnuts or pecans
1 pound dates
2 cups sugar
1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons grated orange peel

Directions

1

Method: Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add beaten eggs.
2

Add soda, nuts, dates, and orange peel. Then stir in flour and milk alternately. ( I put the soda in with the flour) Bake in tube pan in 300 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or more - check for doneness with toothpick or sharp-pointed knife. While cake bakes, mix the following ingredients and let stand, stirring often.
3

Glaze: Pour 1/2 of above mixture over cake as soon as it is removed from oven. Poke holes in top of cake with ice pick or clean knitting needle.