Frosted Date Ring
Yield
servingsPrep
30 minCook
45 minReady
75 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
soft |
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cloves
|
|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
buttermilk
|
|
| ½ | cup |
nuts
chopped |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
dates
chopped, pitted |
|
| 1 | cup |
rolled oats
uncooked, quick or old-fashioned |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
soft |
*
|
| 177 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cloves
|
|
| 296 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 118 | ml |
nuts
chopped |
|
| 355 | ml |
dates
chopped, pitted |
|
| 237 | ml |
rolled oats
uncooked, quick or old-fashioned |
|
Directions
Beat shortening and sugar together until creamy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Blend in vanilla.
Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and spices.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk; blend well.
Stir in nutmeats, dates and oats.
Pour into well-greased and floured 1½ quart ring mold.
Bake in preheated slow oven (325℉ (160℃)) 45 to 50 minutes.
Loosen edges; cool on wire rack about 15 minutes.
Remove from mold; cool.
Frost with orange butter cream frosting.
Decorate with red and green candied cherries.
