Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
4 c. flour
1 lb. chopped dates
1 lb. orange slice candy, chopped
2 c. nuts
1 small can (3 1/2 oz.) coconut

Preparation

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk and add to creamed mixture. Place flour in a large bowl; add dates, candy and nuts. Stir to coat each piece, then add flour mixture and coconut to creamed mixture. Bake in 10-inch tube pan 2 1/2 hours at 250\u00b0.