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Holiday Cheddar Date Cake

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This International dessert features Butter; room temperature, Light brown sugar; packed, Eggs; lg, Cheddar; sharp, shredded. It delivers rich, cheesy flavor, smooth, comforting richness. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Beginner
Servings: 20
Calories: 5696.0
Dietary: Vegetarian
Description
A festive holiday cake combining the savory tang of sharp cheddar with the sweetness of dates, raisins, and candied cherries. This dense, moist cake is studded with pecans and flavored with cinnamon and cloves. It bakes in a tube pan and keeps well for several weeks, making it a perfect make-ahead dessert for the holidays.
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup Butter; room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cup Light brown sugar; packed
  • 4 ea Eggs; lg
  • 1 cup Cheddar; sharp, shredded
  • 3 1/2 cup Unbleached flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon; ground
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cloves; ground
  • 16 ounce Dates; pitted,finely chopped
  • 2 cup Pecans; chopped
  • 4 ounce Candied cherries;halved,1jar
  • 2 cup Raisins; golden
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 Decorations---------
  • 4 ea Candied pineapple slices
  • 12 ea Almonds; whole blanched
Directions
  1. 1
    You can
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    make a decorative design on the top of the cake by quartering the candied Pineapple Slices and using the whole almonds, if desired.
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    Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (149°C).
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    and grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan; set aside.
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    In a large bowl,
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    beat the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium, until well blended.
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    Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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    Beat in the cheddar cheese.
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    Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves into a medium bowl.
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    In another medium bowl, combine the dates, pecans, cherries and raisins.
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    Add 2 Tbls of the flour mixture, tossing lightly to coat the fruit and nuts.
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    Alternately beat the remaining flour mixture and milk into the butter mixture until well blended.
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    Stir in the floured fruit mixture by hand until distributed throughout the batter.
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    Turn into the prepared pan.
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    Bake for 2 to 2 1/2 hours in the preheated oven until the cakes shrinks from the side of the pan and the top springs back when lightly pressed.
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    Cool for 15 minutes in the pan on a wire rack then remove from the pan.
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    Cool completely on the wire rack.
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    When cool, store in a container with a tight lid for up to 6 weeks.
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    To serve, cut into thin slices

Nutrition Facts

Servings 20

Amount Per Serving
Calories 5696.0kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 288.6g445%
Saturated Fat 49.5g248%
Cholesterol 471.2mg158%
Sodium 5396.9mg225%
Total Carbohydrate 742.2g248%
Dietary Fiber 88.0g352%
Sugars 473.8g
Protein 122.6g246%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: almonds, baking, blanched, blending, brown, butter, cake, candied, cheddar, cheese, cherrieshalved,1jar, chopped, cinnamon, cloves, date, dates, decorations, dessert, eggs, flour
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