Orange Date Nut Cake

I made this cake yesterday and it is WONDERFUL~

GERMAN ORANGE DATE NUT CAKE

2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
6 1/2 oz. pitted dates, chopped
4 1/2 oz. walnuts, chopped
1 c. butter
2 c. sugar (1 c. for cake, 1 c. for topping)
2 eggs1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk1 tsp. vanilla
Grated rind and juice of 2 oranges

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Grease a 10-inch tube pan.

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir several tablespoons into the chopped dates and nuts. Cream the butter and 1 cup sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well. Stir baking soda into the buttermilk and add the creamed mixture alternately with the flour mixture. Add vanilla, dates, nuts, orange rind and mix well. Pour into pan.
Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, boil together remaining 1 cup sugar and juice from oranges.
Cook until it will make a sugar coating on cake.