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Old Fashioned Date and Nut Cakes

Source of Recipe

Posted by azlinda


List of Ingredients

Makes 6 cakes

6 (10 3/4 oz.) empty soup cans, cleaned and dried
1 C. pitted dates, chopped
1 tsp. baking soda
1 C. boiling water
1 egg
3/4 C. packed brown sugar
1 1/2 C. + 1 level T. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 C. walnuts, coarsely chopped



Recipe

Generously grease and flour empty soup cans and set aside. Place dates in a medium, heat-proof bowl. Combine baking soda and boiling water and pour over dates. Set aside to cool, about 20 minutes.

In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg on high speed until pale yellow, about 2 minutes. Add sugar and continue beating for 1 minute. Add cooled date mixture.

In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to date-egg mixture and beat until well-incorporated. Stir in walnuts by hand.
Divide dough among the 6 prepared cans, filling them half full. Place cans in a preheated 325ºF oven for 35-40 minutes or until cakes test done. Remove from oven and cool in cans on wire rack.