Orange Date Nut Cake Recipe

• 2 Cups orange juice
• 3-1/3 Cups self-rising flour
• 2 Cups dates, pitted and chopped
• 2 Cups white sugar
• 1 tbsp Lemon extract
• 1 Cup butter, softened
• 6 Eggs, beaten
• 2 Cups chopped pecans
• 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
• 3-1/2 Cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 Cup milk

• Take a large bowl; cream the butter and sugar until light.
• Add the beat eggs one at a time and add flour and milk; blend it well.
• Add vanilla extract and lemon flavorings and fold in nuts and dates.
• Now, pour batter into a tube pan and bake it at 350 degrees F for one hour.
• Displace from the oven and add immediately orange syrup over the cake.
• Allow it to cool in pan for thirty minutes, then remove it from the pan.
• Let stand upside-down overnight and serve.
• To make the orange syrup: In a medium bowl, mix orange juice and confectioners sugar until smooth.