Queen elizabeth cake (mrs. lyons')

"Discover how to cook this cake recipe. Bakery recipe for free. Delicious healthy recipe. Bakery recipe, cooking tips and food recipe. Easy cake recipe!"
Recipe by: masaran

Rate this recipe (7 votes)

880 people have saved this recipe

click for zoom

Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Boiling water
1 c Chopped dates
1 ts Soda
1 c Sugar
1/4 c Margarine
1 Egg
1 1/2 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Walnuts

Pour the cup of boiling water over the cup of dates and the tsp.of
soda. Let cool. Cream the sugar and margarine and add the beaten
egg.Then add the date mixture and vanilla. Add the flour salt mixture
and nuts. Pour into greased and floured 8 inch square pan and bake in
350 oven 35 min. In saucepan put 5 tblsp. brown sugar, 5 tblsp. whole
milk or cream and 2 tblsp. margarine. Bring to a boil and boil 3
minutes. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm then add icing sugar
to thickness desired for spreading.