Frosted Date Ring

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Shortening - soft
3/4 cup	120g / 4.2oz	Brown sugar - firmly packed
2		Eggs
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	All-purpose flour - sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cloves
1 1/4 cups	296ml	Buttermilk
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Nutmeats - chopped
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Chopped pitted dates
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Quaker oats - uncooked
		(quick or old-fashioned)

Recipe Instructions

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 1-1/2 quart ring mold.

Bake in preheated slow oven (325F.) 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.

Source:
"Our Favorites For Family And Friends" - The Quaker Oats Company

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