Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
3 1/2 c. plain flour
1 lb. candy orange slices, cut up
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda, dissolved in 1/2 c. buttermilk
1 box dates, cut up
2 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 250\u00b0.
Cream butter and sugar; add eggs, one at a time.
Add flour alternately with milk.
Roll nuts, candy orange slices and dates in flour.
Add to batter.
Bake in tube pan at 250\u00b0 for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.