2 c pecans, chopped
1 pound orange candy slices, chopped
1 pound dates, chopped
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, melted
4 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 1/2 cups flour

Dust fruit and nuts with 1/2 cup of the flour.

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time beating after each addition. Mix buttermilk and soda. Add flour alternately with the milk.
Add the fruit-nut mixture to the batter. Bake in a greased and flour tube or bundt pan at 250 degrees for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until a tester comes out clean.

To glaze the cake mix 1/2 cup orange juice with 1 cup powdered sugar and drizzle over the cake. Leave in the pan for about 30 minutes before removing it fro the pan.