Orange Slice Cake

Voyager 1977's Note:

I got this off of Yahoo Groups.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

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

Directions:

1. Sift flour and salt together.
2. Cream butter or margarine and sugar well.
3. Add eggs, flour mixture, soda, and buttermilk; mix well.
4. Fold in orange slices, dates, nuts, and coconut.
5. Pour batter into a greased and floured tube pan.
6. Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 1 3/4 to 2 hours.
7. Remove cake from oven.
8. Mix together juice and confectioner' s sugar; pour over hot cake while still in pan.
9. Cool cake in pan for 20 minutes.
10. Turn out onto cake plate.
11. Cool completely.