• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place dates into a bowl and cover them with very hot water. Let the dates soak while you prepare the cake batter.
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• In a large mixing bowl, sift together cake flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
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• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together vegetable oil, brown sugar, honey, eggs, and vanilla.
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• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir till a thick batter forms.
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• Drain water from the dates. Pit the dates, then chop the fruit into small chunks.
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• Fold the walnuts and date chunks into the batter.
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• Generously grease your loaf pan with cooking spray. Pour batter into loaf pan.
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• Place loaf pan in preheated oven. Bake cake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and set on a wire rack to cool.
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Nutritive Facts: (per slice)

Calories 251.5 , Total fat 8.3 g, Cholesterol 48.7 mg, Total Carbohydrate 41.8 g, Dietary Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 4.1 g
Adapted from “The Shiksa in the kitchen”

- Aparna Ramadurai

12/10/13