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Date Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Date Cake

16 ingredients 10 to 12 servings openrecipes
Date Cake

"This cake becomes more moist each day that it is covered. This recipe was my Grandmother's and we always had this cake at Christmas. I know the recipe is at least 60 years old."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

937
Calories
28g
Protein
29g
Fat
139g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

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