Matrimonial Cake
1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose 1 1/2 c Rolled oats 1 c Brown sugar; packed 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts -Salt 3/4 c Butter; softened
Ingredients
- 11/2 c flour, all purpose
- 11/2 c rolled oats
- 1cup brown sugar; packed
- 1/2tsp baking soda
- 1/4tsp -salt
- 3/4cup butter; softened
- 1/2cup sugar, granulated
- 1tsp lemon juice
Directions
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1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose 1 1/2 c Rolled oats 1 c Brown sugar
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packed 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts -Salt 3/4 c Butter
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softened ----------------------------------FILLING---------------------------------- 2 c Dates
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chopped, pitted 1/2 c Sugar, granulated 1 ts Lemon juice 3/4 c -Boiling water "This recipe in some old cookbooks is called Date Sandwich Cak
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Other variations are Raisin Squares or Fig Squares
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Date Squares (Matrimonial Cake, if you happen to come from the West) are a real nostalgia treat
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The fillings in the 30s recipes was extremely sweet
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Today's versions reduce the sugar in the filling, since the dates are sweet enough, and are often microwaved