Orange Candy Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
4 cups all-purpose flour
14 ounces dates, cut into pieces
2 cups chopped nuts
1 cup coconut, flaked
1 lb orange slice candy, cut into pieces

Preparation

Cream butter with gr.
sugar, add eggs, one at a time.
Creaming well after each.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk.
Alternate butter mixture and 3 1/2 C flour.
Mix remaining 1/2 C flour with dates, candy pieces,& nuts.
Add to flour mixture with coconut.
Pour batter into 10 inch tube pan (greased& floured) Bake 250* for 3 hours.
Frost with Orange Candy Frosting.
NOTES: This cake may be kept in refrigerator two weeks if wrapped in foil or plastic.