Orange Slice Cake I

Excellent for the holidays. Better baked ahead of time. DELICIOUS flavor gets better with age.

• Calories: 732 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup orange juice
• 16 ounces orange-flavored fruit slice jelly candies, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sift flour and salt together.

Step 2

Cream butter or margarine and sugar well. Add eggs, flour mixture, soda, and buttermilk; mix well. Fold in orange slices, dates, nuts, and coconut. Pour batter into a greased and floured tube pan.

Step 3

Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 1 3/4 to 2 hours. Remove cake from oven. Mix together juice and confectioner's sugar; pour over hot cake while still in pan. Cool cake in pan for 20 minutes. Turn out onto cake plate. Cool completely.