Date Cake

Ingredients

• 1 package pitted dates, sliced
• 1 cup flour
• 1 pound shelled pecans, sliced
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Y% pound shelled blanched Brazil nuts, sliced
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 pound candied cherries, sliced
• 1 wine glass brandy
• orange juice and vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Sift the dry ingredients and toss with the fruit and nuts.

2. 2

   Add the rest of the ingredients and beat well.

3. 3

   Bake in a greased, floured loaf pan for 2.5 to 3 hours at 210 degrees.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from A lady of good taste (1954) by Mary Katherine Reynolds Babcock, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Date Cake 1 package pitted dates, sliced 1 cup flour 1 pound shelled pecans, sliced 1 teaspoon baking powder Y% pound shelled blanched 1 cup sugar Brazil nuts, sliced 4 eggs, beaten 1 pound candied cherries, 1 wine glass brandy or sliced i | orange juice and vanilla

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