snow on the mountain

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 5 oranges, peeled and cut into 5 or 6 pieces
• 3 bananas, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour an 8 inch pan.
• in a medium bowl, beat together the eggs and 1 cup of sugar. combine the flour, baking powder and salt, stir into the egg mixture. then, stir in the dates, walnuts and vanilla. pour into the prepared pan.
• bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven. cool on the pan on a wire rack. when the cake is cooled, break into bite sized pieces. stir the cake pieces together with the oranges, bananas and remaining sugar. press into a medium sized bowl and chill for several hours.
• invert cake a serving plate. whip the heavy cream with the confectioners' sugar and vanilla until stiff. spread over the entire cake.