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Ingredients
| dates - deglet noor: 2 lbs (pitted and chopped) |
| walnuts: 2 lbs (coarsely chopped) |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| baking powder: 1 Tbl |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 1/4 cups |
| eggs: 4 (yolks) |
| eggs: 4 (whites) |
English Walnut Date Cake
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"This has been a favorite of my husband's since I can long remember. His mother always manages to bake him one every year (she's 75) for Christmas......though she claims it's always his last."
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
90 min -
Servings
16 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
- In a large bowl, combine dates, walnuts, sugar, baking powder and flour. Stir in egg yolks. In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the whites into the fruit/nut mixture until no streaks remain. Spoon into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.