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Date Nut Loaf Cake
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Rae
"An easy and quick date nut loaf served with a warm brown sugar sauce."
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Ingredients
1 h 30 m servings 386Original recipe yields 12 servings (1 - 9x5 inch loaf pan)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring dates and water to a boil. Stir in 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until melted. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Let cool for 10 minutes.
- Place date mixture into a large bowl. Blend in flour, eggs and vanilla. Stir in chopped walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Serve slices with Warm Sauce.
- To make Warm Sauce: In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1/4 cup butter with cream and brown sugar. Heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and sugar is dissolved.
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Most helpful positive review
12/17/2006
This a delicious, MOIST date nut cake. I never thought I would find one! The only change I made was I substituted 1/2 C. of the water for 1/2 C. brandy. This made it awesome! Yummmmmmmy! Thank ...
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5/24/2017
I made this although I already have a date nut loaf recipe. This recipe needs spicing up otherwise it's too bland. I added 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp allspice which in my view improves it a ...
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12/17/2006
This a delicious, MOIST date nut cake. I never thought I would find one! The only change I made was I substituted 1/2 C. of the water for 1/2 C. brandy. This made it awesome! Yummmmmmmy! Thank ...
1/31/2008
Wow! Soooo good! Will now be a repeat treat for me. I subbed 1/2 the flour with whole wheat flour and cut out 1/4 cup of the sugar. I think this recipe is a bit mislabeled as a "cake" because...
8/14/2004
this was so good , i substituted 1/2 cup of brown sugar for some of white sugar for a darker color.
7/21/2008
This is my first attempt at baking since I became disabled 6 years ago. I was excited to see this recipe was simple, Oh, forgot, I had to use hazel nuts since that is all I had. It turned out ...
1/21/2008
I was cleaning out the freezer and found 1/2 a box of dates and 1/2 pkg. of pecans. Got on here and searched for a date nut loaf and this one was the recipe I decided on. I was going to take thi...
11/17/2011
Very good loaf. I cut sugar to 3/4 cup, exchange 1/4 cup water with Captain Morgan Spiced Rum which I marinated the dates in for a couple hours, used 2 tsp rum flavor instead of vanilla. Also cu...
1/3/2005
This cake was a hit at our christmas party. I added little nutmeg and ground cloves to the batter and it really turned out well.
8/21/2011
Delicious flavour...ate it straight out of the oven; crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, a bit crumbly but not complaining. I didn't bother with the sauce, sounds delicious but don't...
3/7/2001
I broiled stlitely the brown sugar sauce to make it just a little crispy, and it was the best date loaf I ever had.