Orange Date Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup dates, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup cold water

Recipe

• 1 pour boiling water over dates and rind in bowl.
• 2 let stand.
• 3 cream sugar,shortening, and egg yolks thoroughly.
• 4 stir dry ingredients together.
• 5 mix juice and water together.
• 6 add dry ingredients alternately with juice and water mixture.
• 7 stir date mixture and blend into batter.
• 8 beat egg whites until stiff.
• 9 fold into batter.
• 10 spread into lightly greased and floured 9x13 inch pan.
• 11 bake at 350 for 50 to 55 minutes.
• 12 cool in pan.
• 13 ice with orange butter icing.