Memorial Day Recipes

Date Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

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Date Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

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Special Mother's Day Entry My Mom made this cake for as long as I can remember and it was always a hit.

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 1 C. pitted and chopped dates
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 C. boiling water
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 2 1/2 C. flour
  • 1 C. chopped walnuts
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 Tbs. butter
  • Peanut Butter Frosting:
  • 1/2 stick butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 C. creamy peanut butter
  • 3 Tbs. milk or as much as needed
  • 2 C. powdered sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9x13 glass baking dish. Put dates and baking soda in a bowl, and pour boiling water on top. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, mix together sugar, flour and walnuts. Add egg, vanilla, salt and butter. Mix until combined. Stir in dates with liquid. Mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees. Cake will pull away from sides of pans and be golden brown. Cool.

Beat butter and peanut butter with electric mixer until smooth. Gradually mix in the powdered sugar, adding milk when mixture gets thick. Once frosting is thick and spreadable, beat 3 minutes until fluffy. This is sweet so only a thin layer on the cake is needed. Use crunchy peanut butter for another unique taste.

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