mom's holiday orange slice cake

Name: Mom's Holiday Orange Slice Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter; 2 cup(s) sugar; 4 - eggs; 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 3 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 pound(s) dates, pitted & chopped; 1 pound(s) orange slice candy, chopped; 2 cup(s) pecans, chopped; 1 1/3 cup(s) coconut; 2 tablespoon(s) orange zest; 1 cup(s) orange juice; 2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar

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Vicki Wacasey

Greenville, TX

Updated on Oct 15, 2012

My Mom made this for me every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 2 Hr

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 - eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 pound dates, pitted & chopped
1 pound orange slice candy, chopped
2 cups pecans, chopped
1 1/3 cups coconut
2 tablespoons orange zest
1 cup orange juice
2 cups confectioners' sugar

How To Make mom's holiday orange slice cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.

Step 2

In a mixing bowl, cream margarine and granulated sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step 3

Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk and add to the creamed mixture.
Step 4

Place flour in a large bowl and add dates, orange slices, and nuts. Stir to coat each piece. Add flour mixture and coconut to creamed mixture. This makes a very stiff dough, so it will be necessary to stir with a wooden spoon.
Step 5

Pour batter into the tube pan. Bake for 2 hours. As soon as cake comes from oven, combine the orange juice and confectioners sugar and pour over hot cake. Let stand in pan overnight.
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