Old-Fashioned Orange Slice Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Orange Slice Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 890 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Southern,American
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (room temperature); 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup buttermilk (well-shaken); 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 pound dates, chopped; 1 pound orange slice candies, chopped; 2 cups pecans, chopped; 1 1/4 cups flaked coconut; 1 cup fresh orange juice; 2 cups confectioners' sugar

A moist and festive Southern cake featuring dates, coconut, and candy orange slices.

⭐ 4.6 (220 reviews) Prep: 20 minCook: 150 minTotal: 890 minYields: 16 servings

Category Tags:

Dessert Brunch Cake

Cuisine Tags:

Southern American

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 250°F and grease and flour a 10-inch tube cake pan.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in eggs individually.
Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk and add to the batter.
In a separate bowl, coat flour with dates, candy orange slices, and nuts.
Add the flour mixture and coconut to the creamed batter, mixing thoroughly; the batter will be stiff.
Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 2 1/2 hours.
While the cake bakes, combine orange juice and confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth to make the topping.
Immediately after removing the hot cake from the oven, pour the juice mixture over it, pricking the cake if desired.
Let the cake remain in the pan overnight.
Invert the cooled cake onto a plate, slice, and serve.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 595 kcal

Carbohydrate: 92 g

Cholesterol: 77 mg

Fiber: 6 g

Protein: 7 g

Saturated Fat: 10 g

Sodium: 223 mg

Sugar: 64 g

Fat: 24 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g