Orange candy cake

Orange candy cake

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 2 c
• eggs - 5 item
• vanilla - 1 Tbsp
• chopped pecans - 2 c
• pkg - 1 oz
• salt - 1 tsp
• butter - 1 c
• buttermilk - 3/4 c
• baking soda - 1/2 tsp
• shredded coconut - 4 oz
• sifted flour - 4 c
• lemon juice - 1/4 c
• grated orange peel - 1 tsp
• orange juice - 1/4 c
• grated lemon peel
• confectioners sugar sifted - 1/2 c
• orange slices, diced - 1 lb
• lemon syrup - 1 item

How to make orange candy cake:

Lemon Syrup:1 tsp. grated lemon peel1 tsp. grated orange peel1/4 c. lemon juice1/4 c. orange juice1/2 c. confectioners sugar (sifted) Cake: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, lot a time, add vanilla. Mix dates, candy, nuts and coconut with 1/4 cup flour. Sift remaining flour with baking soda and salt. Alternately fold into cream mixture with buttermilk. Fold in date mixture. Spoon into well-greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 300° for 2 1/2 hours. Remove cake from oven and at once pour on lemon syrup. Cool, then remove from pan. Wrap in foil and refrigerate 1 day before serving.

Note: Has fruit cake flavor, but is less expensive.

Lemon Syrup: Mix all the ingredients together and pour over Orange Candy Cake.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cakes, Breads.