Orange-Date Cake

Name: Orange-Date Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. butter or oleo; 2 c. sugar; 4 eggs; 1 tsp. soda; 1/2 c. buttermilk; 3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour; 1 lb. dates, chopped; 1 lb. candy orange slices, chopped; 2 c. pecans or walnuts, chopped; 1 (4 oz.) can coconut

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 c. butter or oleo
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 lb. dates, chopped
1 lb. candy orange slices, chopped
2 c. pecans or walnuts, chopped
1 (4 oz.) can coconut

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar well.
2

Add four eggs, one at a time. Mix soda with 1/2 cup buttermilk; add to cake, alternately with flour.
3

Stir in dates, orange slices and nuts (use a small amount of the flour to dust).
4

Add coconut.
5

Bake in greased and floured tube pan.
6

Bake at 300° for 2 hours.