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Recipe for cooking date nut pound cake

Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Buttery Pound Cakes


Date Nut Pound Cake

1 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
6 eggs
1 (1 ounce) bottle lemon extract or flavoring
4 c. all-purpose flour, divided
1 lb. dates, chopped
4 c. pecans and walnuts, finely chopped

Cream butter well. Add sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flavoring. sprinkle 1 c. of the flour over nuts and dates. Add remaining 3 c. flour to creamed mixture.Add dates and nuts. Mix well and spoon into well greased 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 300 degrees F for 2 hours. Remove from oven and turn upside down for a few mins..