Tropical Orange Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 c. buttermilk
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. finely cut dates
1 c. finely cut candy orange slices
1 c. chopped walnuts
1/4 c. flour (to coat fruit, candy and nuts)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour (on bottom only) a 9x13x2 inch pan. Cream together the butter and sugar.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine the baking soda with the buttermilk. This will foam so be sure your bowl is large enough. Add the 1 1/2 of flour to the batter alternately with the buttermilk mixture. Coat the dates, orange slices, and walnuts with the 1/4 cup flour.
Stir into batter.
Pour into pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in center.
Cool and frost.