Date Cake
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Date Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup dates stoned and chopped
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 egg well beaten
- 1¼ cup flour
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1 T butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 t soda
- 1 t vanilla
Instructions
- Combine chopped dates with butter and boiling water and let stand while creaming the eggs and sugar.
- Cream sugar and egg well and add date mixture.
- Sift and measure flour resift with soda.
- Add nuts and combine with dates mixture.
- Add flavoring and bake 45 minutes in loaf pan.
- Serve hot or cold with whipped cream.