Title

Date Cake / Date Loaf

Subject

sugar

butter

eggs

sour milk

baking soda

flour

dates

cinnamon

nutmeg

cloves

chocolate

buttermilk

vanilla

nuts

Description

Date Cake
1 1/2 c sugar
3/4 c butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 c sour milk
2 tsp soda
3c flour 1 c dates
1 tsp cin nutmeg - cloves

Back:
• Date Loaf
1 sq. chocolate (melted)
1/2 c butter 1c. sugar
2 eggs 1c butter milk
1 lvl tsp soda 2 c. flour
vanilla cinnamon & cloves
dates & nuts.

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# Date Cake and Date Loaf

*Two recipes on one card*

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# Date Cake

## Ingredients

- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sour milk
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp cloves

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan or two 9" round layer pans.
2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs one at a time.
4. Dissolve baking soda in sour milk.
5. Sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
6. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
7. Fold in chopped dates.
8. Pour into prepared pan.
9. Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes for a 9x13 pan, or 25 to 30 minutes for layer pans, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
10. Cool completely before frosting if desired.

## Editor's Notes

- **"1 tsp cin nutmeg - cloves"** — three spices listed with one quantity; interpreted as 1 tsp cinnamon plus 1/2 tsp each nutmeg and cloves. The dash separates the measured cinnamon from the smaller pinch-quantity spices.
- **"Sour milk"** — period term for naturally soured whole milk. Modern substitute: add 1 1/2 Tbsp white vinegar or lemon juice to 1 1/2 cups whole milk and let stand 5 minutes.
- **Dates** — pitted and chopped before measuring; Medjool or Deglet Noor both appropriate.
- **Baking temperature, time, and pan size** not specified; 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes in a 9x13 pan inferred from batter volume and composition.
- **Completeness tag:** `minor-gaps` — spice quantities, pan size, temperature, and time inferred.

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# Date Loaf

## Ingredients

- 1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 level tsp baking soda
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a standard 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. Melt chocolate over low heat or in a double boiler; set aside to cool slightly.
3. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs one at a time.
5. Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla.
6. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk.
7. Sift together flour, cinnamon, and cloves.
8. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
9. Fold in chopped dates and nuts.
10. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
11. Bake at 350°F for 55 to 65 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
12. Cool in pan 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0180

Coverage

Oregon, US