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Orange Slice Cake Recipe


Orange Slice Cake Recipe
This is a cake I made for Christmas one time.... its alot of work but worth the effort.... its different...

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 pound chopped dates
  • 1 pound candy orange slices, chopped
  • 2 cups pecans
  • 1 can angel flake coconut
  • Icing:
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • juice of one lemon

Directions
  1. Cream butter and sugar until smooth; add eggs, 1 at a time, and mix well.
  2. Add soda to buttermilk, then add to creamed mixture.
  3. Sift flour into big bowl; add dates, orange slices, and nuts.
  4. Stir until mixed well and add coconut.
  5. Combine to cream mixture; stir well (This will be very heavy and hard to stir)
  6. Pour into a greased and floured angel food cake pan or a large bundt pan.
  7. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
  8. For the icing.. mix well and pour over cake while hot and let it set overnight before serving.....

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Wow - that one's got it all...would be something very different for the holidays. I'm not an orange slice fan, but I LOVE them in cakes and cookies...go figure! This sounds exceptionally good...thanks for another keeper, Zena!


I love this cake. It's a special from my childhood.


I love it too ! My mom makes it every Christmas too...


This truly is a delicious cake! I made it once also, years ago. Maybe I will make it again this year. Thanks for the reminder!


I am soooooooooo excited to get this recipe.I absolutely LOVE orange slices & got to try this cake about a month ago...but didnt get to get a recipe!! Yummy!!! Thank you


I must try this recipe cause it sounds so good & a bit different from the usual holiday cakes. But I'm not waiting for a holiday. Thanks for sharing it. Brianna


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