Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 lb. orange slice candy, cut up
8 oz. chopped pitted dates
2 c. chopped nuts
1 c. butter or oleo
1 (3 1/4 oz.) can coconut
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 c. powdered sugar
1 c. orange juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
Sift flour and salt together.
Combine the next 4 ingredients and mix well.
Add 1/4 cup of flour mixture.
Toss to coat evenly and set aside.
Cream butter and sugar gradually, beating until light.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
Combine soda and buttermilk.
Add alternately with flour mix.
Add candy mixture.
Beat well.
Spoon into a 10-inch tube pan.
Bake 1 hour and 45 minutes.