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Date and Walnut Cake Printable Version

This is mummy's recipe from her small red exercise book. Where it came from I have no idea, but it is a great recipe, really moist and with a strong flavour of dates, and the lovely crunchiness of walnuts.

Ingredients

125 grams butter

100 grams dates

50 grams walnuts

100 grams sugar

100 grams maida

2 eggs

Method

Chop walnuts.

Soak dates in a little warm water with a pinch of soda bicarbonate powder.

Cream butter sugar together.

Add egg yolks one at a time and beat well.

Sift the flour with 1/4 teaspoon of soda bicarbonate , and fold in gently.

Add the chopped walnuts and then the dates.

Fold in the egg whites. Bake