Christmas Date Cake
Ingredients
- 1 c. wesson oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 tsp.salt
- 1 tsp.soda.
- 1 tsp.vanilla
- 1 c. buttermilk
- Red and Green candied cherries
- 1 c. dates,chopped
- 1 tsp.cinnamon
- 2 c. flour
- 1 tsp.nutmeg
Directions
Heat oven to 300 degrees.
Grease and flour a bundt pan.Place red and green cherries in bottom of pan.
In a large bowl,cream together the oil and sugar,
add vanilla and eggs.Mix together flour,cinnamon,nutmeg,soda,salt and dates.
Stir into creamed mixture,alternately with buttermilk.Pour into pan and bake 50-60 minutes ot until cake tests done.
TOPPING:
1 c. sugar
1/2 c.buttermilk
1/2 tsp.soda
1 stick butter
Put the above ingredients in saucepan and bring to a boil,stirring to dissolve sugar.
Pour hot topping over hot cake,let cool about 10 minutes before removing from pan.
