Lemon Date Nut Cake

8 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. creamery butter
  • 1 lb. chopped pecans
  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 3 c. sifted flour
  • 1 lb. sugar
  • 1 lb. chopped dates
  • 2 oz. lemon extract
  • 1 tsp. soda, dissolved in 1 Tbsp. warm water

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream sugar and butter. Add egg yolks, flour, extract and soda. Mix 3 or 4 minutes on medium speed. Add dates and pecans. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake at 250° for 2 hours and 45 minutes to 3 hours in a stem pan lined with brown paper. White raisins may be substituted for dates.

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