Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda dissolved in 1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. plain flour
1 lb. orange slice candy
2 c. chopped pecans
1 can Angel Flake coconut
1 (8 oz.) pkg. chopped dates

Preparation

Cut dates and candy with kitchen shears.
Use 1/2 cup flour to coat the dates, candy and nuts.
Set aside orange slice candy, pecans, coconut and dates.
Mix butter and sugar in mixer.
Add eggs, then milk and flour.
Beat well.
Blend the fruit and nuts in dough with spoon.
Bake in a tube pan at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours (about) or until done.