Date Cake

This date cake is a simple, flavorful coffee cake filled with sweet raisins and chopped dates topped with a broiled buttery, brown sugar topping.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 366 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 ½ cups water
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups raisins
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup dates, pitted and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.

Step 2

Set the oven to broil.

Step 3

Combine water and raisins in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, then stir in chopped dates and baking soda. Set aside.

Step 4

Cream together white sugar and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Add flour, salt, and date mixture; mix until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Remove cake from the oven.

Step 6

Make topping: Melt butter in a small saucepan. Stir brown sugar, walnuts, and cream into melted butter. Spread mixture over warm cake.

Step 7

Place cake under broiler until top is lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Rotate cake as needed for even browning; watch carefully as the top can burn quickly under the broiler.