Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
3 c. flour
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. flour
1/2 lb. chopped dates
1 c. coconut
2 c. chopped pecans
1 lb. pkg. candy orange slices, chopped well

Preparation

Cream together butter and sugar; add eggs.
Alternately add the 3 cups flour and buttermilk with soda dissolved in it.
Mix chopped fruit, nuts and candy orange slices with 1/2 cup flour.
Then add to batter mixture.
Spread in 9 x 12-inch pan.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 2 1/2 hours.