LUSCIOUS DATE BAR CAKE

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An easy cake densely packed with dates and pecans. It's cut into bars for easy snacking.

Provided by sal

Time 55m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs, beaten
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups chopped pecans
2 cups chopped dates

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and eggs, then stir in the flour mixture. Stir in the vanilla, pecans and dates.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cut into bars while cake is still warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.5 calories, Carbohydrate 29.5 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 34.4 mg, Sugar 20.8 g