Candied Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or oleo
2 c. sugar
4 whole eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
3 1/2 c. flour
1 lb. chopped dates
1 lb. chopped candied orange slices
2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
1 c. flaked coconut

Preparation

Add all flour to chopped dates, orange slices, nuts and coconut.
Let stand in large bowl.
Cream shortening; add sugar and eggs, one at a time.
Stir soda into buttermilk, then add to sugar, egg and shortening mixture.
Add this mixture to the nuts, date, candy and flour mixture.
Stir with a spoon until mixed. Pack into a 10-inch or larger greased tube pan lined with wax paper.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Remove from oven when done and while it is still hot, add glaze consisting of one cup orange juice stirred into 2 cups powdered sugar.
Let stand in pan overnight.