DATE CAKE (DJAMILAH)
Posted for the Zaar World Tour 2006-Algeria. From the "Best of International Cooking" cookbook. I have not had the opportunity to try this recipe yet. UPDATE--I am posting this suggestion from a reviewer for making the preparation much easier: pulse the almonds and sugar in a food processor, then pulse in the cornstarch and whole pitted dates. The dates chop up perfectly and the ground almonds/sugar/corn starch keeps the date pieces from sticking to each other.
Provided by Bayhill
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Butter a round 10-inch cake pan; line with waxed paper. Butter waxed paper; set pan aside. Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- In a blender, process almonds with 3/4 cup sugar until finely ground.
- In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with remaining 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla. Stir in almond mixture, cornstarch, dates, butter and orange juice or liqueur.
- In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; fold into date mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in center of oven 30 to 40 minutes or until center springs back when lightly pressed with your fingers. Invert onto a rack; remove from pan. Cool on rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3073, Fat 128.9, SaturatedFat 33.8, Cholesterol 937.6, Sodium 573.8, Carbohydrate 454.5, Fiber 36.7, Sugar 379.2, Protein 64
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