Instructions: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Drop in whole eggs and beat well. Stir soda into buttermilk and add to mixture; gradually add flour, beating well; add orange rind. Fold in nuts and dates. Bake in greased bundt pan at 350 for 1 hour. Have ready 3/4 cup sugar and orange juice.

Remove cake from pan, stir juice and sugar and spoon over cake.

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