ORANGE SLICE CAKE I

Orange Slice Cake I image

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

Provided by Barbara

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

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-flavored fruit slice jelly candies, chopped
1 cup chopped dates
2 cups chopped walnuts
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup orange juice
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Sift flour and salt together.
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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 732 calories, Carbohydrate 118.1 g, Cholesterol 88.4 mg, Fat 27.4 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 8.6 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 326.2 mg, Sugar 85.8 g