Orange Slice Cake

• 1 c. butter or margarine
• 2 c. sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 c. buttermilk
• 3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 lb. pitted dates, chopped
• 2 c. chopped nuts
• 1 lb. orange slice candies
• 1 (4 oz.) can flaked coconut
• 2 c. orange juice
• 2 c. confectioners sugar

1. Preheat oven
2. to
3. 250u0b0.
4. In
5. large bowl, cream together butter or margarine
6. and
7. sugar.
8. Add
9. eggs,
10. onett
11. a time, beating well aftertach
12. addition.
13. In
14. a measuring cup, dissolve baking soda
15. in
16. buttermilk.
17. In
18. a medium bowl, combine flour, dates, nuts and candies.
19. Mix until thoroughly blended. Add coconut and stir to blend.
20. Add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture to creamed mixture.
21. Blend until a stiff dough is formed.
22. Spoon dough
23. into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
24. Bake
25. 2
26. 1/2 hours or until cake is golden brown.
27. (Cake will not test for doneness.)

butter, sugar, eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, flour, dates, nuts, orange slice candies, flaked coconut, orange juice, confectioners sugar

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=548209 (may not work)