Hermit Cake

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Hermit Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. butter
  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 3 cups brown sugar
  • 5 cups flour
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • 2 tsps cinnamon
  • 2 tsps vanilla
  • 1 pound dates
  • 1 pound English walnuts
  • 1 cup black walnuts
  • Juice of 1 lemon

Instructions

Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks, vanilla, and lemon juice. Sift flour, baking powder, and cinnamon together. Flour the dates and nuts with 1/2 of the flour mixture. Fold into the sugar mixture, then fold in beaten egg whites. Bake for 2 1/2 hours at 250 degrees.

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