Orange Candy Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. margarine
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
4 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
1 lb. oranges slices, cut in small pieces
2 c. chopped pecans
1 c. unsifted confectioners sugar
1 c. flaked coconut (optional)
4 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 (14 oz.) box chopped dates
1 c. orange juice

Preparation

Cream the butter and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time; cream well after each.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk.
Add alternately to creamed mixture with 3 1/2 cups of flour.
Mix remaining flour with dates, candy and nuts.
Add to batter.
Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours.