Orange Candy Cake

Directions

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   Turn oven to 300°.
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   Beat butter and
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   sugar
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   until it is fluffy.
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   Add eggs, beating well after
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   each
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   addition.
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   Mix in vanilla.
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   Measure 3 3/4 cups of sifted
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    flour
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    and sift
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    with baking
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    soda
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    and
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    salt.
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    Add
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    flour
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    mixture
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    and buttermilk alternately to cake batter.
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    Mix chopped dates, chopped orange candy, chopped nuts and coconut in 1/4
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    cup
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    flour.
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    Mix well. Fold this fruit-nut mixture into the
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    cake batter. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
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    Spoon batter into pan and bake in a slow oven (300°) for 2 1/2 hours.