Grandmas Date and Nut Cake
From crabhappychick 15 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 9
This was passed down on my dad's side of the family over several generations - and it was one of my dad's favorites from when he was a kid. Old fashioned rich date flavor - when did dates go out of style anyway?
Ingredients
- 1 cup dates, chopped shopping list
- 1 cup boiling water shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 tablespoon butter shopping list
- 1 egg, beaten shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups flour, up to 1 2/3 if necessary shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped, up to 1 cup if you want shopping list
How to make it
- Mix boiling water, soda, dates & butter; let cool. Add sugar, salt, beaten egg, vanilla, nuts & flour. Stir well & bake in butter & floured 9" x 9" pan at 35 for 40-50 minutes. Ice with fresh lemon butter icing.
- (The recipe for the icing wasn't included, so use your favorite.)
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