Orange Slice Cake
["1 c. butter", "2 c. sugar", "4 eggs", "1 tsp. soda", "1/2 c. buttermilk", "3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour", "1 lb. dates, cut into small pieces", "1 lb. candy orange slices, cut into small pieces", "2 c. pecans, chopped", "1 (4 oz.) can coconut"]
["Cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix soda with buttermilk and add to cake alternately with flour. Stir in dates, orange slices and nuts that have been dredged in a small amount of flour. Add coconut. Bake cake in either a greased and floured tube pan in a 300\u00b0 oven for 2 hours or a greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan in a 250\u00b0 oven for 2 1/2 hours."]
["butter", "sugar", "eggs", "soda", "buttermilk", "flour", "dates", "orange slices", "pecans", "coconut"]