Cranberry Cake
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 9:18pm

Ingredients




cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
Grated zest of 2 oranges
1 cup fresh cranberries chopped
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup walnuts finely chopped
Butter for greasing
Whipped cream for serving (optional)

Preparation

1 Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat alternately with buttermilk into creamed mixture on low speed, 2 minutes. Beat in orange zest. Stir in cranberries, dates and walnuts. 2 Pour batter into greased 10-inch tube or bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 1 hour. (Cake is best if stored in airtight container for 24 hours for flavors to develop.) Serve with whipped cream, if desired. 3 This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings.