Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. plain flour
1 lb. chopped nuts
1 c. coconut
4 eggs
1 c. chopped nuts
1 lb. orange slice candy, chopped
1 c. orange juice
2 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Cream together butter, sugar and eggs, adding one at a time; beat well.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk; add to cream mixture. Place dates, nuts, orange slices and coconut in large bowl; coat with flour.
Mix all together by hand.
Dough will be stiff.
Flour and grease 13 x 9-inch pan.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 2 1/2 or 3 hours.