Date Loaf Cake Recipe

Ingredients :

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup boiling water

1 1/2 cups cut-up dates

2/3 cup brown sugar, packed

1 egg

1 tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup seedless raisins

1/2 cup well drained maraschino cherries, halved

2 tbsp maraschino cherry juice

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

Method :

Heat oven to 325F (160C). Grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch (23 x 12.5 x 7.5-cm) loaf pan. Add baking soda and boiling water to dates, stir and set aside to cool a little. Beat brown sugar, egg, butter and vanilla together in a mixing bowl. Stir in date mixture, raisins, maraschino cherries and cherry juice. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together into the fruit mixture and blend well. Spoon into prepared pan. Bake about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Makes 1 loaf cake

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