Queen Elizabeth Cake

Mrs Miller

Yield

1 cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dates
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup shortening
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ cup flour
  • ½ tsp soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ to 1 cup crushed nut meats
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbsp baking sugar
  • 2 tbsp evaporated milk
  • 2 tbsp margarine
  • coconut.

Directions

  1. Boil and cool: dates, water,sugar, shortening, salt
  2. Add: flour,soda, baking powder, nuts, and egg.
  3. Cook at 350 to 375 for 45 minutes.
  4. Combing sugar, milk, margarine and coconut for icing