Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda (dissolved in buttermilk)
1 lb. orange slice candy, cut up
1 can grated coconut
2 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. plain flour
1 large box dates, cut up

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs, 1 at a time.
Add flour alternately with buttermilk.
Keep out about 1 cup of flour to roll dates and nuts in.
Add coconut, then add to butter mixture. Mix in dates, nuts and orange slices.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
When cake is done, leave in pan and put the following mixture over it.