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