Orange Candy Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
4 c. flour
14 oz. dates
1 lb. orange slice candy
2 c. nuts
1 c. flake coconut
1 c. orange juice
1 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time; cream well after each addition.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk, then add alternately to creamed mixture with 3 1/2 cups flour.
Mix remaining 1/2 cup flour with dates, candy and nuts.
Add to batter with coconut.
Pour batter into 10-inch tube pan that has been greased and floured.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours.
Combine orange juice and powdered sugar; mix well.
Pour over hot cake in pan. Let stand in pan overnight.
Remove from pan.