Title: Christmas Persimmon Cake
Categories: Cake Holiday
Yield: 2 Cakes
| 3 | tb | Butter |
| 2 | c | Sugar |
| 2 | c | Persimmon pulp |
| 2 | c | Chopped nuts |
| 1 | c | Raisins |
| 1 | c | Chopped dates |
| 1 | tb | Orange peel |
| 4 | c | Sifted flour |
| 4 | ts | Soda |
| 3 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1/2 | ts | Cloves |
| 1/2 | ts | Allspice |
| 1/2 | ts | Nutmeg |
| 1 | c | Milk |
| 2 | ts | Vanilla |
Cream butter and sugar. Add persimmon pulp and nuts, raisins, dates and
orange peel. Sift flour, soda and spices. Add flour mixture alternately
with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla. Pour into 2 well
greased loaf pans 9 x 3 and bake at 300F for 1 3/4 hours or until a cake
tester comes out clean. Let cool.