Orange Slice Candy Cake Two Versions Recipes

ORANGE SLICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.
• In a mixing bowl, cream margarine and granulated sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk and add to the creamed mixture.
• Place flour in a large bowl and add dates, orange slices, and nuts. Stir to coat each piece. Add flour mixture and coconut to creamed mixture. This makes a very stiff dough, so it will be necessary to stir with a wooden spoon.
• Pour batter into the tube pan. Bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. As soon as cake comes from oven, combine the orange juice and confectioners sugar and pour over hot cake. Let stand in pan overnight.

ORANGE SLICE CANDY CAKE (TWO VERSIONS)

Steps:

• 1. VERSION ONE: Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Add 1 cup of buttermilk and beat well. In seperate bowl, mix 1/2 cup buttermilk and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture and combine. In seperate bowl, combine flour and salt. Add to mixture. Add orange slice, and craisins and nuts if desired, and blend. Pour into well greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 275 degrees for 2 and a half hours. In a bowl, add brown sugar to orange juice concentrate and let stand while cake bakes. Pour on cake while hot. Let cake cool in pan before removing.
• 2. VERSION TWO: in a large bowl, mix all ingredients in this order: pecans, orange slices, dates, coconut, butter, eggs, flour, sugar, soda, buttermilk. Mix well. Pour into greased and floured pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours. Let cool completely in pan, then serve.

ORANGE SLICE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Line the bottom of a large tube pan with greased waxed paper, Do not grease the sides of the pan.
• 2. Sift three cups of flour with soda, salt, and jello. Cream butter, Add sugar and cream well. Add eggs, one at a time. Alternate sifted flour with milk. Add nuts, coconut, and dates. Use the remaining 1/2 cup of flour to coat the cut up orange candy slices. Fold the candy in last with as little mixing as possible to keep the candy from settling. Bake in a large tube pan at 250 degrees for 3 hours, Do not remove from pan. Pour a mixture of the frosting over the cake while it is still hot, let set in pan until cold.

ORANGE CANDY CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter with gr.
• sugar, add eggs, one at a time.
• Creaming well after each.
• Dissolve soda in buttermilk.
• Alternate butter mixture and 3 1/2 C flour.
• Mix remaining 1/2 C flour with dates, candy pieces,& nuts.
• Add to flour mixture with coconut.
• Pour batter into 10 inch tube pan (greased& floured) Bake 250* for 3 hours.
• Frost with Orange Candy Frosting.
• NOTES: This cake may be kept in refrigerator two weeks if wrapped in foil or plastic.

ORANGE SLICE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift flour and salt (if using); set aside.
• Combine orange slice candy, pitted dates, pecans and coconut; set aside.
• Beat butter until light. While beating, gradually add sugar. Beat eggs, then add to butter and sugar.
• Combine baking soda and buttermilk.
• Add milk alternating with flour mixture. Blend well after each addition.
• Add candy mixture, mixing well.
• Turn into a 10-inch tube pan that has been greased and floured. Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes at 300 degrees.
• Remove from oven; combine orange juice and sugar and mix well.
• TOPPING Combine orange juice and sugar. Mix well. Pour over cake.