Orange Cake-Candy Slice

Name: Orange Cake-Candy Slice
Ingredients: 2 sticks butter; 2 c. sugar; 4 eggs; 1/2 c. buttermilk; 1 tsp. soda, dissolved in buttermilk; 3 1/2 c. plain flour; 1 (8 oz.) box dates; 1 lb. orange slices candy, cut up; 1 can flaked coconut; 2 c. chopped pecans

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda, dissolved in buttermilk
3 1/2 c. plain flour
1 (8 oz.) box dates
1 lb. orange slices candy, cut up
1 can flaked coconut
2 c. chopped pecans

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar.
2

Add eggs one at a time.
3

Add flour alternately with buttermilk.
4

Roll nuts, candy and dates in 1/2 cup flour (1/2 cup in addition to the listed amount).
5

Add to mixture along with coconut.
6

Bake in tube pan at 250° for 2 1/2 hours.
7

After the cake is done, mix 1 cup orange juice with 2 cups confectioners sugar and pour over cake while hot.
8

Let set in pan overnight.
9

(Grease and flour pan.)