INGREDIENTS
2 sticks (8 ounces) butter or margarine
4 eggs
1 pound orange slice candy
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 small can (3 1/2 ounces) coconut
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
pinch salt
1 cup chopped nuts
1 pound chopped dates
Glaze:
1 cup orange juice
1 cup sugar
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 250°F. Melt margarine and let cool. Cream sugar and cooled margarine. Add 1 egg at a time and beat well. Add buttermilk, soda, flour and salt to the mixture and beat. Add chopped dates, coconut, nuts and candy. Bake in greased and floured tube pan for 2 1/2 hours.
Glaze: Mix 1 cup orange juice and 1 cup sugar and pour over cake while cake is hot.
 ENJOY!
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