Tn Pudding Cake With Orange Topping

Ingredients

• 2 c white sugar
• 2 sticks butter
• 1 tsp soda
• 12 c buttermilk
• 4 eggs
• 3 12 c plain flour
• 1 c chopped pecans
• 1 c chopped dates
• 1 c coconut

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300
2. Grease and flour tube pan
3. Cream shortening and sugar
4. Add eggs one at a time beating after each Add flour soda and buttermilk to creamed mixture
5. Blend pecans dates and coconut
6. Pour in tube pan and bake 1 12 hours
7. As soon as cake is done make slits in top with knife to bottom of cake
8. Pour Orange Topping over cake