Orange Slice Cake(From The Files Of Dessie Bell Hayes) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. butter
4 eggs
3 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 1/3 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 lb. dates
1 lb. orange slice candy
1 small jar candied cherries
1 can Angel Flake coconut
1 small jar candied pineapple
1 c. pecans

Preparation

Make cake batter with first 8 ingredients.
Cut candies in pieces and dredge in 1 cup flour (this is extra flour, 4 cups in all).
Combine two mixtures and add nuts; mix in hands.
Cover bottom of pan with 2 thicknesses of brown paper, greased and floured.
Bake at 275\u00b0 for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.