California Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
12
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
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Sauce
- 3 oranges
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
directions
- Cream shortening, add sugar gradually and cream well.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition.
- Sift flour, baking powder, soda, and salt together. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
- Fold in vanilla, walnuts, and dates and grated orange peel.
- Pour into well-greased spring-form or angel food pan. Bake one hour at 375.
- Allow cake to cool in pan 10 minutes.
- Pour (spoon) sauce over cake and let stand for several hours or overnight.
- 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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