Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 lb. chopped candied cherries
1 lb. candy orange slices, chopped
2 c. nuts, chopped
1 can flaked coconut
1 c. fresh orange juice
2 c. confectioners sugar

Preparation

Cream butter or margarine and granulated sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk; add to creamed mixture.
(This makes a very stiff dough that should be mixed with hands.)
Put in a greased 13 x 9 x 3-inch cake pan.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.