Brenda Gantt Orange Slice Cake Recipe
Want a holiday dessert that feels like home? Try the Brenda Gantt Orange Slice Cake Recipe today.
Equipment
- Big bowls for mixing
- Hand or stand mixer
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Spatula
- Bundt cake pan
- Cooling rack
- Sharp knife
- Cutting board
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 cup soft butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 pound chopped orange slice candy
- 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
- 1 ½ cups sweet coconut
- 1 pound chopped dates
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Step 1:
- Heat oven to 250°F. Grease and flour your Bundt pan.
Step 2:
- Mix butter and sugar until soft and creamy.
Step 3:
- Add eggs one by one. Mix after each egg.
Step 4:
- In a bowl, mix baking soda and buttermilk.
Step 5:
- Add the buttermilk mix into the butter mix.
Step 6:
- Add flour slowly. Mix gently at low speed.
Step 7:
- In another bowl, cover candy with a little flour.
Step 8:
- Add chopped dates, pecans, and coconut to the candy.
Step 9:
- Now add all that to your cake batter.
Step 10:
- Pour batter into the pan. Spread it out smoothly.
Step 11:
- Bake 2.5 to 3 hours. Check with a toothpick.
Step 12:
- Keep the cake in the pan and let it cool for 15 minutes.
Step 13:
- Take the cake out of the pan. Let it cool fully.
Step 14:
- Wrap the cake well. Let it sit overnight.
Notes
- Use a greased knife to cut the candy.
- Mix chopped candy with flour to stop sticking.
- Don’t mix too much after adding fruit.
- Let the cake cool before you wrap it.
- Let the cake rest overnight. It tastes better!