GRANDMA'S BANANA DATE CAKE

Grandma's Banana Date Cake image

Old fashioned, this is from my Family Recipe Box. From the Family Recipe Box, in Grandma's handwriting and dated 3/13/76. Attributed to "Schopf."

Provided by Julesong

Categories Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted before measuring
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup finely chopped dates
1/4 cup chopped nuts
confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease well a 9 by 5 by 3 inch loaf pan.
Sift flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
In large bowl with electrix mixer at high speed, beat butter, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla, occasionally scraping side of bowl with scraper, until light and fluffy- about 3 minutes.
In small bowl, combine banana and buttermilk.
At low speed, beat in flour mixture (in fourths) alternately with banana mixture in 3rds- about 1 minute.
Stir in dates and nuts.
Bake 1 hour and 10 or 15 minutes.
Cool on rack 15 minutes in pan, then turn out on rack until cool.
Dust with confectioner's sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4038.8, Fat 124.9, SaturatedFat 65.2, Cholesterol 671.9, Sodium 3099.2, Carbohydrate 682, Fiber 23.4, Sugar 384.7, Protein 62.9