Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
2 sticks butter
4 eggs
3 1/2 c. plain flour
1/2 c. buttermilk, with 1 tsp. soda dissolve in it
1 lb. orange slice candy, chopped
1 box dates, chopped
1 c. nuts, chopped
1/2 c. flour
1 can coconut

Preparation

Cream together the sugar and butter.
Add the eggs, one at a time.
Add alternately the flour and buttermilk mixture. Combine the orange slice candy, dates and nuts.
Add 1/2 cup flour and stir carefully until each piece of candy, dates and nuts are coated. Add the coconut.
Mix with cake batter and bake 3 hours at 250\u00b0.
Bake in greased and floured tube pan.