Orange Slice Cake

Name: Orange Slice Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1 pound gumdrops large -- Orange slices; 14 ounces dates diced; 2 cups nuts chopped; 1 cup coconut flaked; 4 cups flour unsifted; 1 cup orange juice; 1 cup powdered sugar unsifted

12 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 pound gumdrops large -- Orange slices
14 ounces dates diced
2 cups nuts chopped
1 cup coconut flaked
4 cups flour unsifted
1 cup orange juice
1 cup powdered sugar unsifted

Directions

1

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until well blended; add eggs and mix well. Add soda to buttermilk in a small bowl; stir into first mixture.
2

Add flour, mix well and add remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour into a prepared 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Bake 2 hours at 300 degrees F. Place a pan of water in oven until last 45 minutes to keep cake moist. When cake comes out of oven, mix orange juice and powdered sugar in a small bowl. While cake is hot, pour orange juice & powdered sugar mixture over cake and let stand overnight to cool and set. RF4RP