Ingredients for - Moist Date Cake

1. Dates, pitted and chopped 1 cup
2. Baking soda 1 teaspoon
3. Boiling water 1 cup
4. White sugar 1 cup
5. All-purpose flour 2 ½ cups
6. Chopped walnuts 1 cup
7. Egg 1
8. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
9. Salt 1 pinch
10. Butter 1 tablespoon
11. Buttermilk 1 cup
12. White sugar 1 cup
13. Salt 1 pinch
14. All-purpose flour 4 tablespoons
15. Chopped walnuts 1 cup
16. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Moist Date Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C). Grease and flour two 8 inch round cake pans. Set aside. Put dates in a bowl with soda and pour boiling water on top. Set a side.

2 . Stage

In a large mixing bowl, mix together 1 cup sugar, 2 1/2 cups flour and 1 cup chopped walnuts. Add egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla, pinch of salt and tablespoon butter. Mix to combine. Finally, stir in chopped dates with liquid. Mix well. Pour batter into prepared pans.

3 . Stage

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cake will pull away from sides of pans and be golden brown.

4 . Stage

In a medium saucepan, combine buttermilk, 1 cup sugar, pinch of salt and 4 tablespoons flour. Cook on medium heat until thickened. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and remaining cup of walnuts.

5 . Stage

Spread mixture between layers and on top of cake. Let filling run down the sides of cake.