Orange Candy Cake
["1 c. butter", "5 eggs", "1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates", "2 c. chopped pecans", "1 (4 oz.) can shredded coconut", "1/2 tsp. baking soda", "1 tsp. salt", "3/4 c. buttermilk", "2 c. sugar", "1 Tbsp. vanilla", "1 lb. orange candy slices, cut in small pieces", "4 c. plain flour, sifted (1/4 c. to dredge fruits and nuts, 3 3/4 c. to mix into batter)"]
["Turn oven to 300\u00b0.", "Beat butter and", "sugar", "until it is fluffy.", "Add eggs, beating well after", "each", "addition.", "Mix in vanilla.", "Measure 3 3/4 cups of sifted", "flour", "and\tsift", "with baking", "soda", "and", "salt.", "Add", "flour", "mixture", "and\tbuttermilk alternately to cake batter.", "Mix chopped dates, chopped orange candy, chopped nuts and coconut in 1/4", "cup", "flour.", "Mix well. Fold this fruit-nut mixture into the", "cake batter.\tGrease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.", "Spoon batter into pan and bake in a slow oven (300\u00b0) for 2 1/2 hours."]
["butter", "eggs", "dates", "pecans", "coconut", "baking soda", "salt", "buttermilk", "sugar", "vanilla", "orange candy slices", "flour"]