Moroccan Date Cake

Name: Moroccan Date Cake
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: butter; sugar; eggs; baking powder; flour, unbleached, all-purpose; cinnamon; nutmeg; cloves; milk; vanilla extract; dates; walnuts; whipped cream

Try something new with this delicious cake that is perfect to entertain relatives at your next family gathering.

YIELD

10 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

30 min

READY

45 min

Ingredients

CUP BUTTER

CUP SUGAR
or up to double amount

LARGE EGGS

TEASPOON BAKING POWDER

CUP UNBLEACHED ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
white

TEASPOON CINNAMON

TEASPOON NUTMEG

TEASPOON CLOVES
ground

CUP MILK

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

CUP DATES
pitted, chopped

CUP WALNUTS
chopped

X WHIPPED CREAM
fresh *

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325℉ (160℃). Cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs. Combine the baking powder, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, beating well. Mix in the milk and vanilla. Beat well. Add the chopped dates and walnuts and stir again to distribute them evenly.

Butter and flour a 9 inch cake pan. Pour the batter into the pan. Bake for about 30 minutes, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

Serve with fresh whipped cream.