Date Jamboree Cake Bride Winner by Mrs. William Cooper Harton, Hopkinsville, Kentucky
BAKE at 325° for 60 to 65 minutes. MAKES two 9-inch square layers. * Sift together .. 3 cups sifted Pillsbury's Best All Purpose Flour** 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon Morton Salt 1 teaspoon French's Cinnamon 1 teaspoon French's Allspice 1/2 teaspoon French's Cloves Combine ..... 1 cup finely cut dates 1 cup pecans, chopped, and 2 tablespoons of the dry ingredients; mix to coat. Set aside. Add 13/4 cups sugar gradually to 1 cup Crisco, creaming well. Blend in .4 unbeaten eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add the dry ingredients alternately with 1/44 cups buttermilk or sour milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Beat well after each addition. (With an electric mixer use a low speed.) Stir in 1 cup blackberry, cherry or plum preserves and the date-nut mixture; blend thoroughly. Turn into two 9-inch square layer pans, well greased and lightly floured on the bottoms only. Bake in slow oven (325°) 60 to 65 minutes. Cool and frost. * If desired, one 9-inch square loaf cake may be made by dividing the ingredients in half. Use half the frosting recipe. **If you use Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising Flour, omit soda and salt. CARAMEL FROSTING Melt 2/3 cup butter or margarine in saucepan over low heat; blend in 11/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar. Boil over low heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/33 cup milk and cook just until mixture comes to a boil. Cool to lukewarm. Gradually add 1 pound (4 to 4 1/4 cups) sifted confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon French's Vanilla. Beat until of spreading consistency, adding a few drops of milk if necessary Pillsbury Best 9th Grand National Cookbook 1958 ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/