Date Nut Loaf Cake

Date Nut Loaf Cake
  • 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar


  1. 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.
  2. Place date mixture into a large bowl. Blend in flour, eggs and vanilla. Stir in chopped walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

03/31/2018
Date Nut Loaf Cake, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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