Helen'S Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
5 eggs
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates, cut up
1 pkg. orange candy slices, cut up
2 c. chopped pecans
4 oz. shredded coconut
4 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3/4 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
Add vanilla; mix dates, candy, nuts and coconut with 1/4 cup flour.
Sift remaining dry ingredients alternately; fold them into cream mixture with buttermilk.
Fold in fruit mixture.
Spoon into well-greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake in a slow 300\u00b0 oven for about 2 1/2 hours.