UK and Ireland Recipe ⋆ Queen Elizabeth Cake I

A scrumptious date nut cake that is truly fit for a queen. It is crowned with a broiled coconut topping.

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter
• ¼ cup cream

Cooking Directions

1. Pour boiling water over dates in a small bowl, and let stand until cool.
2. Measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nuts into a small bowl. Stir to mix.
3. Cream 1/4 cup butter or margarine and white sugar together in a mixing bowl; beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture in three parts alternately with date mixture in two parts, beginning and ending with dry mixture. Spread batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
5. To Make Topping: Mix coconut, brown sugar, 6 tablespoons butter and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil for three minutes. Spread over warm cake, and brown under broiler.

Nutrition Facts

• calories371.5
• carbohydrateContent54 g
• cholesterolContent47.7 mg
• fatContent16.9 g
• fiberContent2.3 g
• proteinContent3.6 g
• saturatedFatContent9.3 g
• sodiumContent339.9 mg
• sugarContent38.8 g