Queen Elizabeth Cake I

Name: Queen Elizabeth Cake I
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup boiling water 1 cup boiling water; 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped; ¼ cup butter, softened ¼ cup butter, softened; 1 cup white sugar 1 cup white sugar; 1 egg 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup chopped walnuts ½ cup chopped walnuts; 1 cup flaked coconut 1 cup flaked coconut; ⅔ cup packed brown sugar ⅔ cup packed brown sugar; 6 tablespoons butter 6 tablespoons butter; ¼ cup cream ¼ cup cream

Prep: 30 minsCook: 40 mins

Prep

30 mins

Cook

40 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Hard

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Servings:

11 cup boiling water
11 cup dates, pitted and chopped
¼ cup butter, softened¼ cup butter, softened
11 cup white sugar
11 egg
11 teaspoon vanilla extract
11 ½ cups all-purpose flour
11 teaspoon baking soda
11 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped walnuts½ cup chopped walnuts
11 cup flaked coconut
⅔ cup packed brown sugar⅔ cup packed brown sugar
66 tablespoons butter
¼ cup cream¼ cup cream

Instructions

1
Pour boiling water over dates in a small bowl, and let stand until cool.
2
Measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nuts into a small bowl. Stir to mix.
3
Cream 1/4 cup butter or margarine and white sugar together in a mixing bowl; beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture in three parts alternately with date mixture in two parts, beginning and ending with dry mixture. Spread batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
4
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
5
To Make Topping: Mix coconut, brown sugar, 6 tablespoons butter and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil for three minutes. Spread over warm cake, and brown under broiler.

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