Date Cake
Ingredients
½ pound pitted dates, coarsely chopped (1 ½ cups)
1 cup boiling water
½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped walnuts
Method
1. Combine dates with water; cool to room temperature.
2. Cream shortening and sugar till light.
3. Add vanilla and egg; beat well.
4. Sift flour, soda, and salt together;
5. Add dry ingredients to cream mixture alternately with date mixture, beating after each addition.
6. Stir in nuts.
7. Bake in greased and lightly floured 12 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan at 350° about 25 to 30 minutes.
8. If desired, serve with a dollop of whipped cream.
Date Cake was made and prepared by Shirley-Ann Pearman
Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman
Recipe was taken from Better Homes and Gardens New CookBook, the chapter on “Yellow Cakes”, page 68 of the Third Printing 1970.
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