Date Nut Loaf Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 loaf
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄3 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring dates and water to a boil. Stir in 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until melted. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Let cool for 10 minutes.
- 2. Place date mixture into a large bowl. Blend in flour, eggs and vanilla. Stir in chopped walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- 3. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Serve slices with Warm Sauce.
- 4. To make Warm Sauce: In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1/4 cup butter with cream and brown sugar. Heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and sugar is dissolved.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
An Indian living in the US for the past couple of years.
A full time graduate student.
Love to cook. Cook lunch and dinner every day but really love it when we have guests for lunch or dinner. When I have guests, I allow myself to prepare a 3 or four course meal , not otherwise :).