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Orange Brunch Cake

Here's how you make Orange Brunch Cake
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons orange zest
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1 cup dates, chopped
  • 2 egg whites
  • SAUCE
  • 6 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Beat egg whites till stiff.

  • Step 2: Cream 1 cup butter with 1 cup sugar till creamy. Add egg yolks; beat. Add salt, peel, vanilla; beat.

  • Step 3: Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda together. Take a little out to flour dates and nut,or they will sink to bottom.

  • Step 4: Add alternately flour and buttermilk, ending with dry ingredients.

  • Step 5: Fold in dates and nuts.

  • Step 6: Fold in egg whites.

  • Step 7: Turn into bottom greased only 13x9x2 inch pan. (I used springform pan ).

  • Step 8: Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until cake tests done.

  • Step 9: Pour sauce over cake while still warm.

  • Step 10: Heat to boiling 1/2 cup sugar and orange juice together and pour over cake (I didn't need to do this it was orangey and sweet enough for us and moist enough ).

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