Gumdrop Orange Slice Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. pitted dates, chopped
1 lb. gumdrop orange slices, chopped
1/2 c. candied cherries
2 c. nuts, finely chopped
1 c. coconut
4 c. flour
2 c. sugar
5 eggs
3/4 c. margarine
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Chop
all
fruits, nuts, coconut and candy.
Mix in one bowl and
mix
1/2 cup flour with fruit.
Cream the margarine and sugar;
add eggs.
Sift soda with flour.
Add alternately with buttermilk.
Add
vanilla.\tMix
alternately
with fruit mixture. Pour
in
greased tube pan.
Bake 2 hours at 300\u00b0 or less.\tRemove from pan and ice while still hot.