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Date Cake

SUBMITTED BY: LAUREL1 

"Simple coffee cake with a wonderful flavor and unique broiled topping."
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This recipe has been rated 4 times with an average star rating of 5.0
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  45 Min
READY IN  1 Hr
Original recipe yield 1 - 9 inch square pan

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • 3/4 cup dates, pitted and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
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  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan. In a saucepan, combine water and raisins. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chopped dates and baking soda. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and 3/4 cup white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour, salt and date mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove cake from oven, and set oven to Broil.
  4. Make Topping: In a saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of butter. Stir in brown sugar, cream and chopped nuts. Spread mixture over warm cake and place under broiler until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Watch carefully - it burns easily under the broiler. Cool before serving.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5 star rating.
Reviewed on may 27, 2003 by JOANNE STRILCHUK 
Very moist,good flavor. Wonderful topping. Good old fashioned cake like my mother used to make. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 6, 2008 by habiba 
its very good MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 2, 2009 by Eva Amber 
Ok, I made quite a few adjustments (sorry!!!), but it was a delicious cake, and I am sure it... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Date Cake

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 339

  • Total Fat: 13.5g
  • Cholesterol: 70mg
  • Sodium: 289mg
  • Total Carbs: 53.6g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.6g
  • Protein: 3.4g

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