Date Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 c). grease and flour two 8 inch round cake pans. set aside. put dates in a bowl with soda and pour boiling water on top. set a side.
• in a large mixing bowl, mix together 1 cup sugar, 2 1/2 cups flour and 1 cup chopped walnuts. add egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla, pinch of salt and tablespoon butter. mix to combine. finally, stir in chopped dates with liquid. mix well. pour batter into prepared pans.
• bake for 25 to 30 minutes. cake will pull away from sides of pans and be golden brown.
• in a medium saucepan, combine buttermilk, 1 cup sugar, pinch of salt and 4 tablespoons flour. cook on medium heat until thickened. stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and remaining cup of walnuts.
• spread mixture between layers and on top of cake. let filling run down the sides of cake.