Orange Slice Fruitcake

Ingredients

1 orange candy
2 c pecans
8 oz dates
1 c coconut
2 c all purpose flour
1 1/4 c butter
1 3/4 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

Instructions

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.