Hermit Cake

9 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. butter or margarine
  • 5 1/2 c. cake flour (reserve 1/2 c.)
  • 3 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 1 1/4 lb. brown sugar
  • 1 lemon (juice only)
  • 1 1/2 lb. chopped dates
  • 1/2 to 1 lb. chopped walnut meats

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream together butter, 5 cups flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
  2. 2
    Beat egg yolks until frothy, then add brown sugar and mix well.
  3. 3
    Add this mixture to the butter and flour and mix well. Beat egg whites until stiff, then fold into mixture.
  4. 4
    Stir in juice of 1 lemon.
  5. 5
    Dredge dates and nuts in the 1/2 cup reserved flour. Stir into mixture.
  6. 6
    It will be stiff.

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