Nanny’s Orange Slice Cake

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups plain flour
1 pound chopped dates
1 pound orange candy slices, cut into halves
2 cups mixed nuts, chopped
1 (6-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 cup light brown sugar

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add 1 cup of buttermilk and beat well. Add baking soda to other half cup of buttermilk and combine with sugar and egg mixture. Add salt, flour, candy, dates and nuts. Line tube cake pan with well-greased brown paper. Bake 2 1/2 hours at 275 degrees. While cake bakes, mix orange juice concentrate with brown sugar. Pour orange mixture on cake while it is still hot. Let cake cool in pan before removing. –Mike Tidwell Assistant Director of Organization