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Ingredients

1 ½ cups water 1 ½ cups raisins ¾ cup dates, pitted and chopped 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ cup butter ¾ cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons butter ½ cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons heavy cream ½ cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

366.3 calories carbohydrate: 53 g cholesterol: 64.9 mg fat: 16.7 g fiber: 1.9 g protein: 4.1 g saturatedFat: 8.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 252.5 mg sugar: 27.5 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan. In a saucepan, combine water and raisins. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chopped dates and baking soda. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and 3/4 cup white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour, salt and date mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove cake from oven, and set oven to Broil.
Make Topping: In a saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of butter. Stir in brown sugar, cream and chopped nuts. Spread mixture over warm cake and place under broiler until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Watch carefully - it burns easily under the broiler. Cool before serving.

1 - 9 inch square pan

Simple coffee cake with a wonderful flavor and unique broiled topping.