Orange Slice Fruit Cake
Ingredients
3 1/2 C. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 pound candy orange slices, chopped
1 pound pitted dates, chopped
2 C. walnuts or pecans, chopped
3 1/4 ounce can or 1 C. coconut (flaked)
1 C. butter
2 C. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 C. buttermilk
Cooking Instructions
Mix together flour and salt. Combine candy orange slices, pitted dates, walnuts or pecans and coconut. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture and mix well. Cream 1 C. butter and 2 C. of sugar. Add 4 eggs, one at a time. Combine 1 tsp. soda and 1/2 C. of buttermilk. Add milk and flour mixture alternately and blend after each addition. Add candy mixture and mix well. Bake at 300 degrees for one hour and 45 minutes in a large angel food cake pan that has been well greased. It may take longer to bake. Test with a toothpick. As soon as cake is removed from oven, pour the following mixture over the top. Combine 1 C. orange juice and 2 C. powdered sugar. Cool. Store in refrigerator overnight before removing from pan. This is a large cake. It is not difficult to make. Once you have the orange slices cut up you have it under control!
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