Date Loaf Cake

Ingredients

• 1 pound dates (after stoning)
• 1 cup English walnut meats
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

1. Have dates and nut meats as whole as possible.
2. Sift over them flour, baking powder, salt, which have been sifted together first, then sifted again with the sugar.
3. Beat in egg yolks and fold in whites beaten stiff.
4. Add flavoring and bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour at 325 degrees.