Orange-Gum Candy Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. orange candy slices, cut up
1 1/2 c. chopped pecans
8 oz. dates, cut up
1/2 c. coconut
1 c. butter
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. soda

Preparation

Melt butter.
Pour over candy, pecans, dates and coconut; mix well.
Beat eggs; add sugar and cream.
Dissolve soda in milk; add to eggs and sugar.
Add flour. Pour this over fruit mixture; mix well.
Bake in greased and floured tube pan at 250\u00b0 for 2 hours.