Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. orange slices, cut up
8 oz. dates, cut up
2 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. coconut
1/2 c. flour
1 c. oleo, softened
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Combine the first 5 ingredients and set aside. Mix the oleo, sugar, eggs, soda mixed in buttermilk, flour and salt. Mix and pour over fruit and mix together. Spoon into a 12-cup pan or Bundt pan, greased well. Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Take ice pick and punch full of holes while still in pan. Mix 1 cup orange juice and 2 cups powdered sugar. Pour over cake while warm. Leave in pan several hours, then take out.