1/2 cup shortening, soft
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped nutmeats
1 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
1 cup quaker oats, uncooked - (quick or o, ld-fashioned)
A Recipe for
Frosted Date Ring
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Food Tip |
Beat shortening and sugar together until creamy. Add eggs, one at a
time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla. Sift
together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and spices. Add to creamed
mixture alternately with buttermilk; blend well. Stir in nutmeats,
dates and oats.
Pour into well-greased and floured 1-1/2 quart ring mold. Bake in
preheated slow oven (325 F.) 45 to 50 minutes. Loosen edges; cool on
wire rack about 15 minutes. Remove from mold; cool.
Frost with orange butter cream frosting. Decorate with red and green
candied cherries.
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Karen Mintzias
Serves: 1
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