Orange Slice Christmas Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. cut up orange slice candy
1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 (8 oz.) pkg. chopped dates
2 c. chopped nuts
1 c. flaked coconut
4 eggs
2 tsp. soda

Preparation

Sift together flour and salt; set aside.
Combine candy, dates, nuts and coconut with 1/2 cup of flour mixture; set aside. Cream together the butter and sugar; add eggs, one at a time, beating well each time.
Combine the buttermilk and soda.
Add alternately with the flour mixture to butter and eggs.
Mix well and add fruit mixture.
Pour into a well-greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Remove from oven while cake is still hot.
Pour a combination of 2 cups powdered sugar and 1 cup orange juice (canned not frozen) over cake.
Let cool, then refrigerate overnight before removing from pan.