Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. butter
4 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
3 1/2 c. plain flour
2 c. chopped nuts
1 lb. orange slice candy, finely cut
1 can coconut
1 box chopped dates
1 c. orange juice
2 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Dissolve soda in buttermilk.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Add half of the flour with milk to batter.
Roll nuts, candy and dates in remaining flour; add to batter with coconut.
Bake in tube pan 2 1/2 hours at 250\u00b0.