Recipe
Ethel’s Orange Cake
Ethel’s Orange Cake
Ingredients
1 Cup butter
3 Cups white flour
1-2 Cups sugar
1 Cup flaked coconut
4 eggs
1 Cup chopped walnuts
1/2 Cup orange juice
8 ounces chopped dates
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 Cup butter
3 Cups white flour
1-2 Cups sugar
1 Cup flaked coconut
4 eggs
1 Cup chopped walnuts
1/2 Cup orange juice
8 ounces chopped dates
1 teaspoon baking soda
Method
Grease well and lightly flour two 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans. Preheat
oven to 300 degrees F.
In a large bowl cream butter and gradually beat in sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each.
Sift together flour and baking soda. Stir the dry ingredients into the
butter mixture in three parts, alternating with the orange juice. Mix nuts,coconut and dates and fold gently into batter.
Pour batter into greased pans and bake for 1 to 1-1/2 hours
or until golden brown. Mix together 1/2 Cup of orange juice and 1
Cup of powdered sugar and pour over cakes in pans while still hot. Cool inpans on racks. Wrap in aluminum foil when cool and freeze if possible.
Makes two loaves.
Grease well and lightly flour two 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans. Preheat
oven to 300 degrees F.
In a large bowl cream butter and gradually beat in sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each.
Sift together flour and baking soda. Stir the dry ingredients into the
butter mixture in three parts, alternating with the orange juice. Mix nuts,coconut and dates and fold gently into batter.
Pour batter into greased pans and bake for 1 to 1-1/2 hours
or until golden brown. Mix together 1/2 Cup of orange juice and 1
Cup of powdered sugar and pour over cakes in pans while still hot. Cool inpans on racks. Wrap in aluminum foil when cool and freeze if possible.
Makes two loaves.
Related Recipes:
- Orange Slice Cake with Orange Drizzle RecipeOrange Slice Cake with Orange Drizzle Ingredients3 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 pound orange slice candy, cut up 8 ounces pitted...
- Orange Date Cake RecipeOrange Date Cake Ingredients1 cup butter 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 2 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon grated orange rind 4 eggs 1 cup chopped dates...
- Orange Cake RecipeOrange Cake Ingredients1 orange 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 cup dates or raisins 1/2 cup nuts, chopped 1/2 cup margarine 1 cup granulated sugar 2...
- Date Coffee Cake RecipeDate Coffee Cake Ingredients1/3 cup mashed banana 1/2 cup butter, softened 3 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups water 3 cups unbleached...
- Fresh Orange Bundt Cake RecipeFresh Orange Bundt Cake Ingredients1 cup Softasilk or refined cake flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 eggs, separated 3/4 cup granulated sugar...