Thursday, September 11, 2008

Medjool Date and Pecan Coffee Cake

First make Medjool Date Filling:
2 ¼ cups chopped Medjool Dates
1 cup water2 Tbsp Sugar
Mix all in a saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Cool

Next, mix streusel topping:
½ cup flour
¼ cup sugar
½ cup cinnamon
¼ cup butter

Combine flour, sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly.Last, prepare cake batter:

¾ cup butter
1 ½ cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups flour
1 ½ tsp Baking Soda
1 cup sour cream

1 recipe Medjool Date Filling

½ cup Chopped Walnut or PecansStreusel Topping



Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans. Cream the butter & sugar. Beat in eggs until mixture is light & fluffy. Add vanilla. Combine flour and soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Divide batter evenly in cake pans. Spread Medjool Date filling on top of batter. Sprinkle streusel topping over Medjool Date filling and top with pecans of walnut pieces. Bake 25 to 30 minutes.

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Blogger BobRose said...

An iced version of the popular Jamaican coffee cocktail. It's a nicely creamy iced coffee, with the smooth warmth of dark rum and Tia Maria.
Ingredients:
1 oz dark rum
1 oz Tia Maria
3/4 oz heavy cream
4 oz chilled coffee
Crushed ice
Preparation:
Combine liqueurs, coffee and cream. Partially fill a wine glass with crushed ice, and pour mixture over ice. Serve.

May 13, 2009 at 9:42 AM  

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