Date Nut Cake

Name: Date Nut Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 c. butter (1 stick); 1 c. sugar; 4 eggs; 1 lb. dates, coarsely chopped (save several whole dates); 6 c. chopped pecans (save several pecan halves); 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1/2 c. bourbon; 1 c. flour; 4 tsp. baking powder

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter (1 stick)
1 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 lb. dates, coarsely chopped (save several whole dates)
6 c. chopped pecans (save several pecan halves)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. bourbon
1 c. flour
4 tsp. baking powder

Directions

1

Soak dates overnight in bourbon.
2

Sift flour, salt and baking powder into bowl with dates and nuts.
3

Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten egg yolks.
4

Add to date and nut mixture.
5

Add vanilla. Beat egg whites and fold into mixture.
6

Bake in slow oven for 2 1/2 hours at 250°.
7

At two hours, decorate top of cake with perfect pecan halves and whole dates.
8

Continue to bake for the additional 30 minutes.