Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,224

2 cups sugar
1/2 pound butter, softened
4 eggs, beaten
3 1/2 cups sifted cake flour (reserve 1 cup to dredge pecans, dates, and candy)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk (or 1/2 cup milk and 1 tablespoon vinegar)
1 tablespoon orange juice
2 cups pecans
1/2 pound dates, cut up
1 pound orange slice candy, cut in half
1 can coconut
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Glaze (Optional):
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup sugar

Cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs. Add flour and baking soda alternately with buttermilk. Add orange juice. Fold in pecans, dates, and candy orange slices that have been dredged in the reserved flour (also add the reserved flour). Fold in coconut. Bake at 250° in a greased and floured tube pan 11/2 hours, or until cake tester comes out clean.

Glaze:
Boil until sugar is dissolved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,224
Calories from Fat: 383

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