Title: Date Fruit Cake
Categories: Cake Dessert Londontowne
Yield: 2 Servings
4 | c | Dates, stoned but not cut up |
1 | lb | Walnut meats, not cut up |
1 | lb | Candied cherries, not cut up |
1 | c | Flour |
1/2 | ts | Salt |
3 | ts | Baking powder |
1 | c | Sugar |
4 | | Eggs, separated |
1 | ts | Vanilla |
Mix dates, walnuts and cherries. Sift together flour, salt and baking
powder, and mix with the fruit mixture. Add sugar and mix. Beat 4 egg yolks
until thick and mix thoroughly through cake mix. Add vanilla. Beat egg
whites until stiff and dry and fold into mixture. Line 2 loaf pans with wax
paper, pour in mix and bake 1 hr at 350 degrees.