Date Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups dates, chopped


• 2 cups nuts, chopped


• 1 cup candied cherry, chopped


• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda


• 1 teaspoon baking powder


• 2 cups sugar


• 2 eggs, beaten separately (whites separate from yolks)


• 4 cups all-purpose flour, sift before measuring


• 1/2 cup butter, softened


• 1 teaspoon allspice


• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg


• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.


• 2 sift flour and baking powder together.


• 3 in a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar.


• 4 put dates in a large mixing bowl and stir baking soda into them.


• 5 pour 2 cups boiling water over dates.


• 6 add butter and sugar mixture and stir well.


• 7 add egg yolks and stir.


• 8 coat nuts with some of the flour and then add them to the mixture.


• 9 add the flour and spices and mix well.


• 10 last add the egg whites and stir. (note: you do not have to beat the egg whites to a stiff peak before adding; just beat them until blended).


• 11 bake in a greased loaf or tube pan (angel food pan) for 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. if you use a standard loaf pan, this will make two loaves.