Buttermilk Date Cake Recipes

BUTTERMILK DATE CAKE

Steps:

• Sprinkle dates with soda; cover with boiling water and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Cream shortening and sugar until light.
• Add vanilla and egg; beat well.
• Sift flour and salt together.
• Add flour mixture and date mixture alternately to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in pecans.
• Pour into greased and lightly floured 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Let cool in dish.
• ICING.
• Over Medium heat.
• Melt butter; stir in flour; slowly stir in buttermilk; simmer, sitrring until slightly thickened.
• Add sugar and continue cooking until sugar is dissolved.
• Stir in pecans and vanilla.
• Spread on cake while cake is still warm.
• May be frozen after completely cooled.

FARMHOUSE BUTTERMILK DATE NUT BREAD WITH CREAMY OR

Steps:

• 1. Beat together first 5 ingredients til mixture is blended. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt all at once. Beat til blended. Don't overbeat. Stir in dates, walnuts and orange peel.
• 2. Divide batter between 2 greased 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch loaf pans. Place pans on cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or til a cake tester, inserted in center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes, remove loaves from pan and continue cooling on rack. Brush tops lightly with creamy orange glaze. Makes 2 loaves
• 3. Creamy Orange Glaze: 1 Tbsp. cream 1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar 2 tsp. grated orange peel 2 Tbsp. finely chopped walnuts Stir together all ingredients til blended.

ORANGE DATE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. FOR THE CAKE: Mix 1/2 cup of the flour with dates, coconut, and nuts. Set aside. Cream together butter and sugar, add eggs, grated orange peel, flour (1 cup at a time), vanilla, buttermilk, baking soda and salt. Blend with mixer just until blended well.Stir in flour mixture with the dates, coconut and nuts. Pour into non-stick tube cake pan.
• 2. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45-60 minutes or until top is golden brown and toothpick inserted comes out clean. When cake comes out of oven poke holes in cake so the icing/filling can run into cake.
• 3. FOR THE FILLING/ICING Mix powdered sugar, orange juice and grated orange peel until blended. Spread over hot cake