Mildred'S Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 1/3 c. buttermilk
4 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
16 oz. orange slice candy, chopped
16 oz. dates, chopped
16 oz. nuts, chopped

Preparation

Melt butter; mix with sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time.
Add milk, 3 1/2 cups flour, soda and salt, mixing alternately with first mixture.
Add chopped orange slice candy, dates and nuts. With the reserved 1/2 cup flour, dust fruit and nuts; fold into cake mixture.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for approximately 2 hours.