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English Walnut Date Cake
Photo: David Holifield

English Walnut Date Cake

7 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr 30 min 1 - 10 inch tube pan openrecipes
English Walnut Date Cake

"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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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

674
Calories
20g
Protein
9g
Fat
127g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
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

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

  • 2 pounds dates, pitted and chopped
  • 2 pounds English walnuts, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 4 egg whites

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