Title: Frosted Date Ring
Categories: Cake Dessert
Yield: 1 Cake ring

1/2	c	Shortening; soft
3/4	c	Brown sugar, firmly packed
2		Eggs
1	ts	Vanilla
1 1/2	c	Sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Soda
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
1/4	ts	Cloves
1 1/4	c	Buttermilk
1/2	c	Chopped nutmeats
1 1/2	c	Chopped pitted dates
1	c	Quaker Oats, uncooked - (quick or old-fashioned)

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 (325 F.) 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 Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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