Mary's Orange Slice Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1 cup candy orange slices, chopped
• 2 cups nuts
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream butter & sugar, add eggs (1 at a time) beating after each one.
• 2 dissolve baking soda in buttermilk. add to creamed mixture.
• 3 add dates and orange slice to flour to coat. add coconut.
• 4 combine the two mixtures.
• 5 makes stiff dough that should be mixed with your hands.
• 6 bake in a greased and floured 13x9x3 pan at 250* for 2 ½ hours.
• 7 combine orange juice and powered sugar and our over the hot cake. let it stand over night before serving.