Orange Candy Cake

Name: Orange Candy Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. butter or margarine; 2 c. sugar; 4 eggs; 1 tsp. soda; 1/2 c. buttermilk; 3 1/2 c. plain flour; 1 tsp. rum flavoring; 1 box pitted dates, chopped (8 oz.); 1 lb. orange candy slices, chopped; 1 small can grated coconut; 2 c. chopped pecans; 1 c. frozen orange juice, undiluted; 1 c. powdered sugar

13 ingredients

19 steps

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. plain flour
1 tsp. rum flavoring
1 box pitted dates, chopped (8 oz.)
1 lb. orange candy slices, chopped
1 small can grated coconut
2 c. chopped pecans
1 c. frozen orange juice, undiluted
1 c. powdered sugar

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar; add beaten eggs, one at a time. Dissolve soda in buttermilk; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, reserving 1 cup flour. Stir mixture after each addition;
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add flavoring.
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Stir reserved
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flour
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over
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chopped fruits, candy and nuts.
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Mix well; fold
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into
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cake
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mixture. Place in floured and greased tube pan;
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bake
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at
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300°
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for
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3 hours.
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Mix orange juice and sugar;
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pour
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over hot cake while it is still in pan.
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Cool cake thoroughly before removing from pan.