St. James Coffee Cake

By Tingrin3

This is Sally Alexy's recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 teasp. salt
• 1/2 teasp cinnamon
• 1/2 teasp ground cloves
• 1/2 teasp. nutmeg
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 teasp. baking soda
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Sift sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, gr. cloves, nutmeg and add shortening.
Reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture

Combine and add to crumb mixture, buttermilk and baking soda, a little at a time.

Pour into 2-9x5" loaf pans.

Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture

Bake 350 degrees-1 hour