Orange Date Nut Cake

2 cups flour, plain
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. soda

2 tbsp. grated orange rind
1 cup chopped dates
Juice of large orange

Cream butter and sugar, add grated orange rind and eggs. Beat until creamy. Add flour (sifted with soda) and milk alternately. Last add floured dates and nuts. Bake in greased and floured loaf pan 30 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

While cake is baking, mix orange juice, 1 tablespoon grated rind, 1/2 cup sugar until sugar dissolves. While cake is still hot pour the syrup over it. Let stand in pan until cool.

This recipe circulated in the Cavalier Corporation office during the 1940's.