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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is a wonderful sweet and tangy holiday cake that can be made weeks in advance. The longer it rests the flavors develop and they're a great treat to give as a gift. Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups flour |
1 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 1/2 cups dates (diced) |
1 cup walnuts (chopped) |
2 cups cranberries |
2 to taste x oranges, zest of |
2 eggs (beaten) |
3/4 cup canola oil |
1 cup buttermilk |
1 cup orange juice |
1 cup sugar |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Bowl#1~ sift flour, sugar, BP, dates, nuts, cranberries and zest of 2 oranges; set aside.
3. Bowl#2~ In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, oil and buttermilk and add to dry ingredients in bowl#1.
4. Pour into 2, well-greased loaf pans 7-1/2 x 3 .
5. Bake for 35 minutes or until cake-tester comes out clean.
6. Cool.
7. Mix orange juice and sugar and pour over cooled cake.
8. These cakes keep very well in the refrigerator for 2 weeks wrapped in plastic wrap and turned upside down and right-side up to distribute the moisture evenly throughout.
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