Holiday Orange Slice Cake

Ingredients: 2 sticks softened butter, 2 cups sugar, 4 eggs. 1/2 cup buttermilk, 3 1/2cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 3 cups chopped orange slices. 1 1/2 cups dates, 1 cup toasted pecans, 1 cup walnuts, 1 cup coconut. Take 1/2 cup of flour mixture and mix in large bowl with candies, coconut and nuts and dates. Coat them well. Add baking soda to remaining flour and whisk in. In moxing bowl, cream butter and sugar well until creamy, then add eggs, and buttermilk. Add flour and mix in well to wet batter and then stir in gradually bowl of candies and nuts. Do this with a spatula or large spoon. Batter will be thick. Place batter in bundt or tube pan that has been sprayed generously with baking spray. Bake at 300 for 2 hours. Depending on oven temps, you msy need to reduce oven to 275 and bake 2 hours and 15 minites. Test doneess of cake with skewer if clean, its done. While cake is warm, mix a glaze of 2 cups powdered sugar and 1/2 cup orange juice till syrupyand pour all over the cake while it cools in pan. After 30 minutes, invert onto plate. Enjoy! Dont forget the glaze, it seals in moisture with the orange juice.