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Danish Fruit Cake

Recipe Introduction


Good at Christmas
Preheat oven; 350 degrees
Baking time; 1 hour and 20 minutes





List of Ingredients



• 1-3/4 cups sugar
  
• 1 cup shortening or margarine
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 3 cups all- purpose flour
  
• 1 tsp. salt
  
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  
• 1 bottle maraschino cherries
  
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
  
• 1 Tbsp. orange juice
  
• 1 Tbsp. grated orang rind (preferably fresh)
  
• 1 cup buttermilk
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla
  
• 2 packages chopped Dates
  
• SAUCE:
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1 cup orange juice
  
• 1 Tbsp. grated orange rind.
  
• 1 cup coconut
  






Instructions



1. Cream shortening/margarine and sugar.Add eggs; add orange juice and rind; add flour, salt and soda, alternately with buttermilk. Mix well.
   
   
2. Stir in vanilla, nuts and cherries with a spoon.
   
   
3. Pour batter in a greased and floured Tube pan.
   
   
4. Bake 1 hour 20 minutes. Punch holes in top of cake. Can use a plastic straw.
   
   
5. SAUCE: To be poured over hot cake.
   
   
6. While cake is hot, pour a sauce made of 1 cup sugar, 1 cup orange juice and grated orange rind. Rub orange rind and sugar together and add the juice. Let come to a boil, remove from heat and add the coconut.
   
   
7. while just warm remove form pan, onto a cake plate. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.