ORANGE SLICE CANDY CAKE WITH GLAZE

ORANGE SLICE CANDY CAKE WITH GLAZE image

Provided by Jewel Hall

Categories Cakes

Time 3h15m

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 stick butter, softened
2 c sugar
4 medium eggs
1 1/2 c buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
4 c all purpose flour
1 lb dates, chopped
1 lb orange candy slices (halved)
2 c chopped pecans or walnuts
GLAZE
1 small can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 c light brown sugar

Steps:

1. CAKE: Cream butter and sugar. Add one egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Add ONE CUP of the buttermilk, beat well.Add baking soda to the other 1/2 cup butter milk then add to mixture. Combine flour and salt, add the orange candy slices to flour mixture, coat candy, then add dates and nuts. Blend well. This is a very thick batter so use a big wooden spoon to blend.
2. Spray a Tube Pan with Cooking Spray and line the bottom with well greased brown paper or greased parchment paper 3 layers thick. Measure bottom of pan to cut and fit paper.
3. Bake in a preheated 250 degree F. oven for 2 hours and 30 minutes. (this cake is heavy). Remove to rack and glaze immediately.
4. GLAZE: Mix the thawed orange juice and brown sugar. LET THIS STAND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AS CAKE BAKES. Pour on hot cake when it comes out of oven. Let cake Completely cool (can spread a towel over cooled cake still in pan and leave out over night). Turn out on to cake plate. Should come out of pan real easy. Wrap cake with orange juice soaked cheese cloth and cover real well with foil. Re soak the cheese cloth with orange juice twice each week. The cake does well to keep refrigerated several days... keep it's location a secret... HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!