Candy Orange Slice Cake
Created by Kerfuffle-Upon-Wincle (KUW) on October 23, 2014
- Servings: 40
- Prep Time: 45m
- Cook Time: 3h
- Recipe #15057
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (at room temperature)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plain flour, reserve 1/2 cup flour for dredging cut up orange candy, dates, coconut, and pecans)
- 1 pound candy orange slices (cut fine)
- 1 pound dates, chopped
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ORANGE SAUCE
- 1 cup orange juice
- Dash salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
How to Make
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Step 1: Cream butter and sugar.
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Step 2: Add eggs and beat well.
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Step 3: In a separate large bowl, with your hands, combine RESERVED 1/2 cup flour with orange candy, dates, coconut, and pecans.
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Step 4: Preheat oven to 250F.
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Step 5: Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
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Step 6: Combine buttermilk and baking soda.
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Step 7: Add flour and buttermilk mixture alternately. Mix well.
How to Make
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Step 8: Stir in dredged fruit and nuts.
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Step 9: Pour batter into a prepared 10-inch tube pan.
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Step 10: Bake at 250F for 3 hours.
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Step 11: Prepare Orange Sauce:
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Step 12: Heat juice and dash of salt; add sugar and stir until sugar melts.
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Step 13: Pour hot sauce over hot cake (while still in tube pan) - poke a few holes in cake so the sauce soaks into the cake.
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Step 14: Cool completely before removing from pan.
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Step 15: Slice thinly to serve.