Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
5 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 lb. dates
1 lb. orange slices
1 c. coconut or raisins
2 c. chopped pecans
2 c. sugar
4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda

Preparation

Cream butter, sugar and eggs.
Sift 3 1/2 cups flour and soda together.
Add buttermilk; mix together.
Add dates, nuts and orange slices.
Mix well.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 1/2 hours.