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butter sugar eggs vanilla dates orange slices pecans coconut flour baking soda salt buttermilk orange juice lemon juice powdered sugar
Viewed: 49 - Published at: a year agoIngredients
- 1 c. butter
- 2 c. sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates, cut up
- 1 lb. pkg. orange slices, cut up
- 2 c. pecans
- 1 (4 oz.) can shredded coconut
- 4 c. sifted flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 c. buttermilk
- 1 tsp. grated orange peel
- 1 tsp. grated lemon peel
- 1/4 c. orange juice
- 1/4 c. lemon juice
- 1/2 c. powdered sugar
Method
- Cream butter; add sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Add vanilla.
- Mix dates, candy, nuts and coconut with 1/4 cup flour.
- Sift remaining dry ingredients, alternately fold them into creamed mix with buttermilk.
- Fold in fruit-nut mixture. Spoon into well-greased, floured 10-inch tube pan.
- Bake in slow oven (300°) for 2 1/2 hours.
- Remove from oven; pour on syrup (grated orange and lemon peel, orange and lemon juice and powdered sugar).
- Cool on rack.
- Then remove from pan.
- Wrap in tinfoil and refrigerate for at least 1 day before serving.
- Freezes well.
