Orange-Date Cake

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 (8-ounce) package chopped dates
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons grated orange rind

1. Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
2. Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Add 3 1/2 cups flour to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Beat well after each addition. Dredge dates, pecans, and rind in remaining 1/2 cup flour.
3. Spoon batter into a greased 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until cake tests done.
4. While cake is still warm, prick surface at 1 inch intervals with a wooden pick; pour Orange Glaze over cake in pan. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.

shortening, sugar, eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, allpurpose flour, dates, pecans, orange rind

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/orange-date-cake (may not work)