Orange Peel Cake
By: Anonymous
Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 2:46am

Ingredients




1 cup Margarine
2 cups Sugar
4 Eggs, beaten well
4 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Soda
1 1/2 cups Sweet milk
2 tablespoons Grated orange peel
1 cup Nuts, (walnuts or pecans)
1 pound Dates
2 cups Sugar
1 cup Orange juice
2 tablespoons Grated orange peel

Preparation

1 Method: Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add beaten eggs. 2 Add soda, nuts, dates, and orange peel. Then stir in flour and milk alternately. ( I put the soda in with the flour) Bake in tube pan in 300 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or more - check for doneness with toothpick or sharp-pointed knife. While cake bakes, mix the following ingredients and let stand, stirring often. 3 Glaze: Pour 1/2 of above mixture over cake as soon as it is removed from oven. Poke holes in top of cake with ice pick or clean knitting needle. 4 When juice soaks in, then pour the remainder of the mixture. 5 Note: thiscake keeps in the refrigerator for weeks if placed in an airtight container.