Orange Slice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 1/2 c. flour
1 lb. dates, chopped
1 can coconut
1 lb. orange slices, cut into small pieces
2 c. chopped nuts (I like English walnuts best)

Preparation

Cream the soda dissolved in buttermilk, sugar, eggs and butter.
I also use 1 teaspoon vanilla in mine.
Place 1 cup flour in a large bowl. Add cut up dates and stir to coat all pieces. Add rest of flour and coconut to cream mixture.
Grease pan very good or spray with Pam.
May also be floured lightly.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours.