Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
4 eggs
2 c. coconut
1 tsp. soda, dissolved in 1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. flour
1 lb. candy orange slices
3 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening well with mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
Add buttermilk.
Put 1/2 cup flour in small bowl with cut up orange slices, coconut and pecans.
Mix well.
Add rest of flour to sugar and shortening mixture.
Mix well.
Add orange slices to mixture.
Mix by hand.
Pour into greased 10-inch tube pan.
Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes at 350\u00b0.