Ingredients
12 servings
- •1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- •1 cup water
- •0.5 cup butter
- •1 cup white sugar
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- •1 egg, beaten
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1 cup chopped walnuts
- •0.25 cup butter
- •0.33333334326744 cup heavy cream
- •0.5 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- 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.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 386
- Carbohydrate: 48g
- Fat: 21g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Sugar: 34g