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Date And Walnut Bundt Cake Recipe

	Pleclare / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago This home-style cake is loaded with chunks of dates and walnuts. It gets it's moistness from the brown sugar sauce cream sauce that's brushed over the just out of oven cakeand allowed to soak in.Topp with whipped cream or creme fraiche. Prep:20m Cook:55m Servings:12	Pleclare
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Ingredients

2(8oz)pkgs pitted dates,coarse chopped

11/2c boiling water

11/2tsp baking soda

21/4c flour

11/2tsp baking powder

1/4tsp salt

1c unsalted butter,softened

1/2c brown sugar

3 eggs

11/2tsp vanilla

1tsp fine grated orange peel

11/2c chopped walnuts

Sauce:

11/2c heavy whipping cream

11/2c packed brown sugar

1/2c unsalted butter,cut up

1tsp grated orange peel

Directions

Heat oven to 350. Sptay 12 cup bundt pan with cooking spray;sprinkle with flour. Combine dates and walnuts in med. bowl;stir in baking soda. Whisk flour,baking powder and salt in med bowl.

Beat 1 cup butter and 1/2c brown sugar in large bowl at med. speed 3 mins. or till smooth. Add eggs one at a time,beating well after eachaddition. Beat in vanilla and 1 tsp. orange peel. At low speed,beat inflour mixture until just combined. Stir in dates with their liquid and walnuts. Spread in pan.

Bake 45 to 55 mins or till toothpick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 10 mins.

Meanwhile,bring cream and 11/2c brown sugar to boil in med. saucepan. Add 1/2c butter;simmer 5 mins. Reserve 1 cup of sauce to brush over cake. Simmer remaining sauce 10 mins to thicken;stir in 1 tsp. orange peel.

Invert cake onto wire rack. Poke all over with a toothpick. Brush reserved 1 cup sauce over surface of the cake,cool at least 45 mins(Cake can be made 3 days ahead. Cover,store at room temperature. Refrigerate sauce.). Serve warm or at room temperature with warm sauce.

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