Black Walnut Cake

Ingredients

• 3 c cake flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 12 tsp baking soda
• 34 c shortening
• 1 c sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 12 c dates
• 1 c black walnuts
• 1 orange peel
• 1 c buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• orange topping

Directions

1. Sift flour measure and sift again with salt and soda
2. Cream shortening and sugar add eggs one at a time bearing well after each addition
3. Add dates nuts orange peel and vanilla
4. Add sifted dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk
5. Then into well-greased loaf pan
6. Bake for 1 12 hours at 300
7. When baked pour orange topping mixture over cake and allow to age for at least 24 hours