Orange slice fruitcake

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 lb Orange slice candy, cut up
2 c Pecans, chopped
8 oz Dates, cut up
1 c Coconut; grated
2 c All-purpose flour, divided
1 c Butter
1 1/2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Buttermilk
1/4 c Orange juice
1/4 c Lemon juice
1/4 c Sugar
1/4 c Butter

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Generously, grease and flour a tube pan;
set aside. Mix together candy, pecans, dates, coconut and 1/4 cup of
the flour; set aside. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in
eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla. Mix together baking soda, salt
and remaining 1 3/4 cup flour; add alternately with buttermilk to the
butter mixture. Add nut mixture; mix well. Pour batter into prepared
pan and bake for 2 hours; remove from oven. For glaze: In small
saucepan, combine orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and butter. Cook
until sugar is dissolved. Spoon glaze over warm cake.