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Orange Slice Fruitcake

Orange Slice Fruitcake

Categories: Holiday, Christmas, Milk, Lemon, Orange Juice, Orange, Butter, Desserts

1 pound of Orange slice candy, cut up
2 cups of pecans, chopped
8 ounces of Dates, cut up
1 cup of coconut; grated
2 cups of all-purpose flour, divided
1 cup of butter
1 1/2 cup of sugar
4 Eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of buttermilk
1/4 cup of Orange juice
1/4 cup of lemon juice
1/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of butter

Preheat oven to 300ºF. 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.