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Orange Cake

1 orange
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup dates or raisins
1/2 cup nuts, chopped
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Juice orange. Add 1/2 cup sugar to juice. Cook to thin syrup. Set aside.

Grind orange rind and pulp with dates in food mill. Set aside.

Prepare nuts and set aside.

Cream margarine and 1 cup sugar. Add eggs. Sift together dry ingredients. Add alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla extract, fruit and nuts. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes in a greased and floured Bundt, loaf or tube pan. Pour syrup over cake while warm.

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