Orange Candy Cake

Name: Orange Candy Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. butter; 2 c. sugar; 4 eggs; 2 tsp. grated orange rind; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. soda; 1/2 c. buttermilk; 3 c. flour; 24 diced orange candy slices; 2 c. pecans, chopped; 2 (8 oz.) pkg. chopped dates; 1 c. flaked coconut

12 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. grated orange rind
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 c. flour
24 diced orange candy slices
2 c. pecans, chopped
2 (8 oz.) pkg. chopped dates
1 c. flaked coconut

Directions

1

Dredge diced orange candy slices, dates, pecans and coconut with 1/4 cup flour. Cream the butter and sugar.
2

Beat in eggs, one at a time.
3

Add orange rind. Sift together flour, salt, and soda. Add to butter (sugar) egg mixture alternately with buttermilk. Add candy mixture.
4

Grease and put wax paper in 2 loaf pans.
5

Bake at 300° for 1 1/2 hours.
6

Turn out and cool.
7

One batch also makes 7 mini pans.
8

Freezes well.