Cinnamon Date Coffee Cake
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Recipe Name: Cinnamon Date Coffee Cake Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time: Yield: Serving: Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, divided and softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts or almonds, divided
  • ¼ cup chopped dates
  • Powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 8-inch cake pan and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together 1½ cups of the flour along with the baking powder and salt. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream ½ cup of the butter, the granulated sugar and extract. Add the egg and blend well. Alternately, add the flour mixture and the milk, beating well after each addition.
  3. Dollop half of the batter into the prepared pan, then spread smooth with a spatula. Set aside.
  4. In a small bowl, melt the remaining butter on low power for 20 seconds in the microwave. Add the brown sugar, remaining flour, cinnamon, half of the nuts and the dates. Stir well and sprinkle evenly over the batter in the pan. Only take to within a half-inch of the pan edge. Dollop the remaining batter over the filling and spread smooth with a spatula. Top with the remaining nuts.
  5. Bake 35–45 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with a dusting of powdered sugar for garnish.
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Recipe by The Tennessee Magazine at https://www.tnmagazine.org/looking-for-dates/