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Queen Elizabeth Cake Recipe

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Queen Elizabeth Cake Recipe

Dead easy! Some people say to make this cake a day or two in advance before serving.
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Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Cooking Temperature 175 C / 350 F / Gas Mark 4
Course Desserts and Sweets
Servings 9 to 12 slices

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Water boiling
  • 1 cup Dates chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¼ cup Shortening
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 ½ cups Flour sifted
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ cup Nuts chopped
  • ¼ cup Butter soft
  • ⅓ cup Brown Sugar packed
  • ½ cup Desiccated Coconut
  • 2 teaspoons Cream

Instructions
 

  • Start heating oven to 175 C / 350 F / Gas Mark 4.
  • Grease an 8 x 8 inch (20 x 20 cm) cake tin.
  • Pour boiling water over dates. Stir in baking soda, set aside.
  • Beat in a large bowl: shortening, the white sugar, egg and vanilla until fluffy and light. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • To the shortening mixture, alternately add the dates and the flour, mixing each in well. When those are all in, fold in the nuts.
  • Transfer to cake tin. Bake until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, and cake is brown (about 30 minutes.) Let cake cool for half an hour.
  • Meanwhile, mix the butter, brown sugar, coconut and cream together.
  • When the cake has cooled for half an hour, spread the topping on it, then put under grill or broiler (about 4 to 6 inches / 10 to 15 cm from the heat) for a few minutes until browned lightly, then remove. If desired, sprinkle with a bit more coconut and chopped nuts. Let cool.
  • Freezes well.

Notes

For the nuts, try walnuts or pecans.
Don't wander off and do something else while the cake is under the broiler! Keep your eyes on it like a hawk!
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This page first published: Nov 2, 2003 · Updated: Oct 15, 2021.

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