Date Cake

Date Cake

Date Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 pound candied cherries
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 pounds dates
2 tablespoons baking powder
4 cups pecan halves
4 eggs

Instructions:

In a bowl, put all the dry ingredients and sift well. Then add the beaten egg yolks and incorporate the beaten egg whites (mixed with vanilla extract). Set aside for 30 minutes then mix once more.

Grease and line the loaf pan. Pour the mixture into it and cover the cake with wax paper. Place a pan of water under it and bake at 250 F for 2 hours.

Then, remove the paper from the top of the cake for the last 15 minutes.

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