Ingredients

  • 2 c. sugar
  • 1 c. vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. allspice
  • 1 c. buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 c. persimmon pulp
  • 1 c. nuts

Method

  • Combine sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla.
  • Mix well.
  • Sift together flour, salt and spices.
  • Combine buttermilk and baking soda.
  • Add sifted ingredients to first mixture alternately with buttermilk.
  • Add persimmon pulp and mix well.
  • Stir in nuts.
  • Pour batter into greased and floured tube pan.
  • Bake at 300° for 75 minutes.
  • Cool and frost with Buttermilk Frosting (recipe follows).