Orange Slice Cake.

Orange Slice Cake

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup shredded coconut
2 cups orange slice candy, chopped
2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups chopped dates

Dredge fruits & nuts in 1/2 cup flour. Cream butter & sugar with beaten eggs, beat well and set aside. Combine flour & baking soda together and add to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in rest of ingredients and bake in tube pan at 250 degrees (NOT 350!) for 2 1/2 hours.

Optional: When cake has cooled, make a glaze with 1 cup orange juice and 2 cups powdered sugar, then pour over the top & sides of cake.