Orange Slice Cake
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A home-kitchen version of orange slice cake, written step by step so it's easy to follow that's worth the oven time.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1 lb. dates, chopped
- 1 lb. candy orange slices, chopped
- 1 can flaked coconut
- 2 cups chopped nuts
Method
Cream butter or margarine and 2 cups sugar until smooth.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, and beat well after each addition.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk and add to the creamed mixture.
Place flour in a large bowl and add dates, orange slices, and nuts.
Stir to coat each piece.
All flour mixture and coconut to the creamed mixture. This makes a very stiff dough that should be mixed with hands. Put in a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan.
Bake at 250 degrees for 2
1/2 to 3 hours.
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