Orange Slice Cake

• 3 1/2 c. plain flour
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 1 lb. orange slice candy, cut up
• 1 (8 oz.) pitted dates, chopped
• 2 c. walnuts or pecans
• 1 c. butter or margarine
• 2 c. sugar
• 1 (4 1/4 oz.) can coconut
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1/2 c. buttermilk

1. Sift together flour and 1/2 teaspoon soda.
2. Combine orange slice, dates, nuts and coconut.
3. Add 1/2 cup flour mixture to fruit mixture.
4. Mix well.
5. Cream butter until light, then gradually add sugar, beating constantly.
6. Add eggs, one at a time to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
7. Combine 1 teaspoon soda with buttermilk and add alternately with flour mixture to cream mixture, beating after each addition.
8. Add candy mixture and blend.
9. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 300u0b0 for 1 hour and 45 minutes.

flour, soda, orange slice candy, dates, walnuts, butter, sugar, coconut, eggs, soda, buttermilk

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=521685 (may not work)