Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. oleo
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 can flaked coconut
1 c. orange juice, squeezed from orange
2 c. powdered sugar
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 lb. chopped dates
1 lb. orange slice candy
2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream well the oleo and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time; beat well after each one.
Dissolve soda and buttermilk to mixture. Add flaked coconut.
In a paper sack or bowl, put your flour, dates, chopped pecans and orange slice candy (cut up).
Mix all this or shake in bag until coated with all the flour.
Add to creamed mixture; stir well.
Pour in a greased tube pan that has wax paper in the bottom.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Combine real orange juice (1 cup) and 2 cups powdered sugar.
Pour over cake.
Let set until cake is cold.