Orange Candy Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
5 eggs
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates, cut up
1 lb. pkg. orange slices, cut up
2 c. pecans
1 (4 oz.) can shredded coconut
4 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3/4 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. grated orange peel
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
1/4 c. orange juice
1/4 c. lemon juice
1/2 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Cream butter; add sugar until fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Add vanilla.
Mix dates, candy, nuts and coconut with 1/4 cup flour.
Sift remaining dry ingredients, alternately fold them into creamed mix with buttermilk.
Fold in fruit-nut mixture. Spoon into well-greased, floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake in slow oven (300\u00b0) for 2 1/2 hours.
Remove from oven; pour on syrup (grated orange and lemon peel, orange and lemon juice and powdered sugar).
Cool on rack.
Then remove from pan.
Wrap in tinfoil and refrigerate for at least 1 day before serving.
Freezes well.