Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. margarine
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates
1 c. nuts
1 can coconut
1 lb. orange slice candy

Preparation

Cut up dates, nuts and candy in small bowl; mix with 1/2 cup flour (not part of 3 1/2 cups flour in recipe).
Cream margarine and sugar.
Add eggs, 2 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add buttermilk; mix well.
Add flour and soda; beat well.
Fold in the first 3 ingredients, then coconut.
Bake in greased and floured pan for 3 hours at 250\u00b0.