Date Fruitcake

GrandmaIsCooking's Note:

--Adopted Recipe--

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 20

Yield: 2.0 loaves

• 4 cups dates , stoned but not cut up
• 1 lb walnut pieces , not cut up
• 1 lb candied cherry , not cut up
• 1 cup flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs , separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Mix dates, walnuts and cherries.
2. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder, and mix with the fruit mixture. Add sugar and mix.
3. Beat 4 egg yolks until thick and mix thoroughly through cake mix. Add vanilla.
4. Beat egg whites until stiff and dry and fold into mixture.
5. Line 2 loaf pans with wax paper, pour in mix and bake 1 hr at 350 degrees, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Oven temperatures vary. Do not overbake if you have a hot oven.

Reviews

[Angela_S]

yum ;~)

[ravindra mandagere]

the baking time of 1 hour at 300 degrees plus overbakes the cake and also chars it.