Date Cake

Ingredients

• 1.5 pounds dates, stoned
• 0.5 pound walnuts
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.0625 teaspoon cloves
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Leave dates and walnuts as near whole as possible.

2. 2

   Sift dry ingredients over dates and nuts.

3. 3

   Separate eggs, beat yolks very light, add to mixture, then add whites, beaten very light.

4. 4

   Add last the vanilla.

5. 5

   Let stand for few days before serving.

6. 6

   Cut in very thin slices and cover with powdered sugar.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Delta Gamma cook book (1922), page 59. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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