Date Cake

Directions

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   Dates,
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   nuts and cherries may be left whole if desired. Sift dry ingredients together 3 times, sifting over fruit and nut mixture
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   the
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   last time.
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   Add beaten yolks.
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   Fold or work stiffly beaten
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   egg
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   whites
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   to which vanilla has been added. Let
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    stand for thirty minutes and mix again.
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    Use heavy waxed paper, grease and
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    line pan.
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    Cover top of cake and place pan of water
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    under cake.
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    Bake at 250° for over 2 hours.
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    Remove cover
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    from
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    top
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    of cake
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    during
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    last 15 minutes of baking. After
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    cake is removed from oven, cool thoroughly in the paper in which
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    it
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    was baked. Then wrap securely in a second layer of heavy paper (waxed paper is preferred) and tie with twine.