Filling: Date Filling
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
1/2 pound chopped dates
1/2 cup cold water
2 tablespoons brown sugar
grated rind of 1/2 an orange
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Recipe
Combine dates, cold water, brown sugar and orange rind in a saucepan; cook over medium heat until thick and smooth.
Remove from heat; add orange and lemon juice; mix well.
Cool before spreading.
YIELD: 1 2/3 cups filling.
Enough for two 8 inch or 9 inch layer cakes or one recipe of date squares.