Date Pudding Cake Loaf Recipe

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For old-fashioned appeal at Christmastime, try this moist cake baked in a loaf pan and dotted with chopped dates and walnuts. The recipe includes a homemade vanilla sauce.—Nancy Foust, Stoneboro, Pennsylvania

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Date Pudding Cake Loaf Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

20 45 65

Ingredients

1 cup finely chopped dates
1 cup boiling water
4-1/2 teaspoons shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped walnuts
VANILLA SAUCE:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Place dates in a small bowl; add boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat shortening and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and baking powder; add to shortening mixture alternately with dates and water. Fold in walnuts.
Transfer to a greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
In a small saucepan, combine the sugars and cornstarch. Gradually whisk in milk until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in butter and vanilla. Serve warm with cake. Yield: 12 servings (1-1/3 cups sauce).

Nutritional Facts 1 slice with about 5 teaspoons sauce equals 313 calories, 9 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 142 mg sodium, 56 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Date Pudding Cake Loaf in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2010, p55