Danish Cake (Betty Wilson's).
You can cook Danish Cake (Betty Wilson's) using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Danish Cake (Betty Wilson's)
- It's 8 oz of Chopped Dates.
- You need 4 oz of Chopped Glazed (Candied) Cherries.
- Prepare 1 Cup of Coarseley Chopped Walnuts.
- Prepare 1 Cup of Coarsely Chopped Pecans.
- It's 3 Cups of Flour.
- You need 1 1/2 of Teasponse of Baking Soda.
- It's 1 Teaspoon of Salt.
- It's 1 Cup of Butter.
- You need 1 3/4 cups of Sugar.
- It's 3 of eggs.
- It's 1 Cup of Butter milk.
- Prepare 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla.
- It's 1 cup of White Sugar.
- It's 1 Cup of Orange Juice.
- It's of Grated Rind of 1 Orange.
- It's 1 cup of shredded Coconut.
Danish Cake (Betty Wilson's) instructions
- In Bowl #1 add the following: 8 oz Chopped Dates; 4 oz Chopped Glazed (Candied) Cherries; 1 cup Coarsely Chopped Walnuts; 1 Cup Coarsely Chopped Pecans.
- In Bowl #2 stir together the following: 3 cups of flour; 1 1/2 Teaspoons of Baking Soda; 1 Teaspoon of Salt. Take about 1/3 of contents of Bowl #2 mixture and add to Bowl #1 to coat the nuts/dates/cherries..
- In Bowl #3 mix in a mixer the following (in order): 1 Cup Butter; 1 3/4 cups Sugar; While Mixing in Bowl #3 add: 3 eggs plus the remaining ingredients of Bowl #2 then 1 Cup of Buttermilk; 1 Tablespoon Orange Juice; 1 teaspoon vanilla..
- After mixing Bowl #3 well, mix in Bowl #1 (Date/Nuts/Cherries) to uniform consistency.
- Prepare 9" Tube cake pan by greasing the pan well, then lining with aluminum foil and greasing the inside of the foil as well. Place the mixture of Bowl #3, evenly distributed around the pan. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes at 350 degrees (375 degrees at altitudes over 4000').
- While it's baking combine 1 Cup white sugar, 1 Cup Orange Juice, and the grated find of 1 orange in a sauce pan. Mix well and bring to a boil over medium heat..
- Remove cake from oven, test with toothpick to make sure it's done. The toothpick should come out clean when done..
- Remove Orange Juice (sauce pan) from heat and add 1 cup shredded coconut (Mix well) and Pour Orange Juice & Coconut Mix over cake in the pan..
- Cover the cake in the pan with foil and let stand in refrigerator overnight before removing from the pan. Keep sealed and refrigerated for best flavor and longevity. Enjoy.