Date and Walnut Cake

Name: Date and Walnut Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb Medjool Date (1 lb dates chopped fine and pits removed); 2 tbsp Bicarbonate of Soda (2 tbsp baking soda); 2 cup Water (2 cups boiling water); ½ cup Unsalted Butter (1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 stick, softened); 1 cup Brown Sugar (1 cup brown sugar); ½ cup Granulated Sugar (1/2 cup white sugar); 2 pieces Egg (2 eggs well-beaten); 3 cup All-Purpose Flour (3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour you can also use spelt flour); 1 tsp Cinnamon (1 tsp cinnamon); ½ tsp Table Salt (½ tsp salt); 2 tsp Vanilla (2 tsp vanilla extract); 1 cup Walnuts (1 cup walnuts chopped (or pecans))

A vintage American date and walnut cake made by soaking dates in baking soda and water, then creaming butter, sugars, and eggs before folding in flour, spices, and nuts.

60 minAmerican

Servings4

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Steps

1Place chopped dates in a large bowl and sprinkle with baking soda.
2Pour boiling water over the dates and let sit until cool.
3In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and both sugars and then add the beaten eggs.
4Mix until creamy.
5Sift the flour with the cinnamon and salt (you can use a whisk for this), then slowly add to the butter mixture until all is incorporated.
6Add vanilla, dates (with water) and chopped nuts and stir until blended.
7Pour into two 9-inch greased and floured cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (oven temps can vary).
8Cool on wire racks.
9Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
10This can also be served topped with fresh whipped cream.