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DATE  CAKE
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DATE CAKE

9 ingredients 2 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

834
Calories
20g
Protein
21g
Fat
142g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Meat 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

  • one-half cup shortening
  • one cup brown sugar
  • one teaspoon soda
  • two cups flour
  • one pound dates cut fine
  • one-fourth pound walnut meats cut
  • three eggs
  • one-half scant cup molasses
  • one teaspoon

Directions

1

One-half cup shortening, one cup brown sugar, yolks of three eggs, one-half scant cup molasses, fill with sour cream, one teaspoon soda, spices, all kinds, one teaspoon, two cups flour, one pound dates cut fine, one-fourth pound walnut meats cut. Mix in order given.

2

Mrs. C. L. Hays.

By Chicago. Bethany union church. Woman's society. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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